This massive 170-foot asteroid to cross Earth today at very high speed, NASA alerts

A 170-foot asteroid is set to race past Earth today at extraordinary speed, NASA says. Though no impact is expected, ...

NASA spots a massive 140-foot asteroid zooming past Earth today at high speed

Asteroid 2026 CU1 will sweep past Earth this week at high speed, close enough to attract attention yet deemed safe, raising ...

NASA warns! Aeroplane-sized 140-foot asteroid 2026 CU1 zooms past Earth at 18,000 mph; here’s what you need to know

A 140-foot asteroid is set to sweep past Earth today, and it seems everyone is taking notice. Astronomers have been tracking the space rock, officiall.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft flyby asteroid Dinkinesh at 10,000 mph

NASA's Lucy mission flyby asteroid Dinkinesh (aka 1999 VD57). Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Produced, Edited, and ...

Can a nonprofit help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? How the B612 Foundation has taken on the challenge

For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the public about the threats space rocks pose to Earth.

QuickCheck: Is Nasa thinking of nuking an asteroid that may be headed for the Moon?

Nasa is looking at several options, like crashing a probe into the asteroid to nudge it off course, but that plan was later deemed "impractical" because of constraints such as not knowing the object's ...