NASA only labels space rocks as hazardous if they are closer than 7.4 million kilometres and wider than 85 metres.

The 55-feet-wide space rock is hurtling through space at a zippy 17,717 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

Watch Asteroid 2024 JN16 making a close approach to Earth. Credit: Space.com | animation/data: ESA | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

NASA confirmed the asteroid’s course towards Earth. It measures about 87 feet wide and travels quickly. The asteroid will ...

Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results ...

Scientists have revealed just how much you need to worry about everything from elephant attacks and lightning strikes to ...

In yet another reminder that space is always full of surprises, NASA has reported that a large asteroid—roughly the size of a ...

Space is an active place. Asteroid 2025 OT7 will fly by Earth in August 2025. It is about 170 feet wide. It will travel at ...

Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it might hit the moon. KTLA spoke with Davide Farnocchia, a navigation engineer ...

About seven years from now, in 2032, an asteroid orbiting the Sun will fly so close to Earth that it has a little over 1 percent chance of impact. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, stands out as the only ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4, which was discovered in December 2024, has been making headlines around the world recently. It was initially estimated to be around 40-90m (131-295ft) wide, arger than a 12 ...

Fossils of mosasaurs and early mammals found in Louisiana reveal how life changed after the asteroid that ended the age of ...