Asteroid 2021 EQ3 was detected by the Mt. Lemmon Survey and reported by the NASA-funded Minor Planet Center on March 11. ... Watch Live As Asteroid Thought To Be Up to One Mile Long Flies Past Earth; ...

The asteroid, named 2021 GT2, is predicted to safely miss our planet by more than 2.2 million miles (3.5 million kilometers) — or roughly 10 times the average distance between Earth and the moon ...

The asteroid 2021 NY1 won't be alone in paying Earth's vicinity a flying visit during the period of the Fall Equinox. On Tuesday, the smaller asteroid 2021 RX9, estimated to be as wide as the ...

The Asteroid Foundation's live digital programming includes an array of scientists, astronauts, celebrities and the asteroid-focused B612 Foundation, among other speakers. You can see a full list ...

Asteroid 2001 FO32 is the largest asteroid that has been predicted to make a close approach of Earth this year. It will zip by from a safe distance on Sunday, according to NASA.

The newfound asteroid 2021 PH27 completes one lap around our star every 113 Earth days. That's the shortest orbital period of any known solar system object except the planet Mercury.

LUXEMBOURG, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asteroid Foundation will launch Asteroid Day TV on 1 June 2021 with digital video content from Discov ...

But asteroid 2021 EQ3 came closer to Earth than our lone natural satellite. Sky surveys and other telescopes spot a space rock passing closer than the moon every few days, on average.

NASA says the asteroid 2001 FO32 could be as wide as the Empire State Building's height. But there’s no reason to be alarmed.

In this Feb. 9, 2021 file photo, Sarah Al Amiri, Emirati Minister of State for Advanced Sciences and Deputy Project Manager of the Emirates Mars Mission speaks ahead of a live broadcast of the ...

Asteroid 2001 FO32 is the largest asteroid that has been predicted to make a close approach of Earth this year. It will zip by from a safe distance on Sunday, according to NASA.

An asteroid up to three times larger than a blue whale will zoom past Earth on Monday (June 6) at more than 16,000 mph (26,000 km/h), according to NASA. The asteroid, named 2021 GT2, is predicted ...