asteroids

Scientists are warning that there is a chance — albeit a small one — that an asteroid could strike Earth this fall. Moreover, the current projected date of impact is none other than November 2, the day before the United States 2020 presidential election. According to a news release from the Center for Near Earth […]

A giant asteroid, one larger than the Empire State Building, is on course for a close Earth approach on Sunday and will safely cruise by our planet in the morning, NASA has announced. The colossal space rock is traveling at a speed of a little over 19,640 mph and is expected to reach its closest […]

Friday, April 24 is shaping up to be a busy day for close asteroid encounters, as two space rocks are due to swing by Earth. The two asteroids were both discovered less than a week ago and were classified as Apollo-type asteroids, meaning they have the potential to not only approach Earth, but also to […]

A giant asteroid thought to be so large that it could fit in the Great Pyramid of Giza nearly three times over is headed toward Earth for a so-called “close approach” later tonight, NASA has announced. The massive rock is shrieking across space at an incredible speed of just under 53,000 mph and will safely […]

March 22 is shaping up to be a busy day for close asteroid encounters. A 183-foot space rock is slated to shoot past Earth on Sunday afternoon and will fly very close to the planet’s surface, NASA has announced. The rock will be followed by a smaller asteroid later in the evening, one which will […]

A small asteroid is making its way towards our planet and will swoop in for an extremely close approach tomorrow, NASA has announced. The space rock is estimated to measure 49 feet in diameter at the most and will skim Earth from just 437,100 miles away — or less than two times the distance to […]

An asteroid estimated to be between 1.1 and 2.5 miles wide will pass perilously close to Earth in April, although NASA is clear that the space rock will stay far enough away that it won’t put the planet in any danger. As CNN reports, 52768 (1998 OR2), which sky-watchers have known about for two decades, […]

A relatively small asteroid discovered a mere two days ago is due to skim Earth tomorrow, NASA has announced. The space rock is known as 2020 DM3 and will scrape past our planet in the early hours of the morning, coming extremely close to the terrestrial surface. NASA predicts that the object will reach its […]

A huge asteroid — one estimated to be larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt — is due to cruise by Earth later today, NASA has announced. The giant rock will harmlessly pass by our planet in the late hours of the evening, flying at a safe distance of a little more than […]

A large, pyramid-sized asteroid is expected to shoot past Earth on Sunday morning, NASA scientists have announced. The asteroid is believed to be quite massive, boasting an estimated diameter of as much as 556.7 feet. The rock is traveling at speeds of a little over 33,700 mph and will approach Earth in the late hours […]

Tomorrow is shaping up to be an eventful day in terms of close asteroid encounters, as a cluster of five space rocks is expected to approach planet Earth throughout the day, NASA has announced. The agency’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has issued several reports regarding the swarm of asteroids due to fly our […]

An asteroid larger than the biggest man-made structure on Earth is barreling its way toward our corner of the solar system, and this one is so big and moving so quickly that it’s been deemed a potential “planet killer,” International Business Times reports. Fortunately, it’s expected to miss Earth by about 3.6 million miles — […]

A colossal asteroid is making its way towards Earth and will swing by for a close — but perfectly safe — approach tomorrow, NASA has announced. The massive space rock is thought to be up to 1,443-feet-wide, or almost the size of the Empire State Building in New York. The object is hurtling through space […]

Next week, Earth is in for a brush with a swift asteroid that will come extremely close to the planet’s surface, NASA has announced. The space rock is known as asteroid 2020 BJ7 and is an Apollo-type asteroid that orbits the sun once every 1.9 years. The object is not particularly large but is incredibly […]

Planet Earth is in for a close encounter with a fairly large asteroid later today. The object is barreling through the void of space at phenomenal speeds and will reach our planet’s vicinity in the late hours of the night, safely passing by Earth as it orbits the sun. The intrepid space rock is known […]

A tiny space rock has just scraped past Earth in what was the closest asteroid encounter not only of 2020 so far, but also in quite a long time. The teeny rock was one of the smallest to traipse through our cosmic neighborhood in recent months — and managed to creep in closer than any […]

Later today, planet Earth will be buzzed by a huge asteroid, one thought to be so large that it could potentially dwarf the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. The formidable space rock will get relatively close to our planet, shooting past the terrestrial surface from just under 2.5 million miles away. To put that […]

A relatively large asteroid –one thought to be bigger than the Statue of Liberty — will shoot past Earth in a close approach Thursday, NASA has announced. The celestial visitor is an Apollo-type asteroid dubbed 2010 AE30. It has been on NASA’s radar for a little over a decade. The space rock will be performing […]

On January 7, Earth is in for a close encounter with a large, pyramid-sized asteroid that will perform its closest-ever approach to our planet, NASA has announced. The imposing space rock is believed to be nearly as big as the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and will hurtle past us at a formidable speed […]

A tiny space rock, one believed to be no bigger than 55 feet wide, will scrape past Earth later today in what NASA has announced to be an extremely close asteroid encounter. Our celestial visitor is known as asteroid 2019 YL3 and will skim Earth from very close by, coming nearly as close as the […]

Tomorrow morning, a relatively sizable asteroid will come flying through the Earth-moon system, getting extremely close both to our planet and the lunar surface, NASA has announced. Known as 2019 WB7, the celestial interloper will scrape past Earth at a velocity of 15,300 mph, or nearly 20 times the speed of sound. The space rock […]

A tiny swarm of asteroids will come waltzing through our neck of the cosmic woods this weekend, as planet Earth is in for a series of close encounters on Saturday. Three space rocks are due to cruise by Earth tomorrow, in a multi-asteroid flyby that will bring one of the objects as close as 1.3 […]

Next week, planet Earth is in for a close brush with a massive asteroid — one thought to be so large that it could fit the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, two times over. Dubbed 310442 (2000 CH59), the behemoth will be making a close pass by Earth shortly after Christmas on December 26, zooming […]

A colossal asteroid, one thought to be so large it could potentially dwarf the Empire State Building in New York, is gearing up for a so-called “close Earth approach” on Friday, scientists as NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have announced. The massive space rock is expected to buzz our planet in the morning, making its […]

Later this week, planet Earth is in for a close encounter with a colossal asteroid, one thought to be nearly as large as the Empire State Building in New York. The giant rock is traveling through the solar system at break-neck speeds and will reach our planet’s proximity on Thursday morning, NASA has announced. The […]

A relatively small asteroid, one thought to be no bigger than 128 feet across, is expected to fly very close to Earth tomorrow, NASA has announced. While the rock may not be a particularly hefty one, it will, however, creep in extremely close to the planet’s surface, buzzing Earth from just 771,900 miles away. By […]

A large, pyramid-sized asteroid is making its way towards Earth and will swing by for a close approach tomorrow, NASA has announced. Known as asteroid 2019 XF, the formidable rock is hurtling through the void of space at phenomenal speeds of nearly 54,000 mph and will arrive in our planet’s vicinity late at night on […]

A swarm of four asteroids is due to pass by Earth tomorrow in a series of close approaches that will bring one of these space rocks within 1.1 million miles from our planet, NASA has announced. While that may seem like a vast distance by terrestrial standards, it only represents less than five times the […]

Next week, planet Earth will be buzzed by a relatively large asteroid due to make its closest approach to our planet in eight-and-a-half decades. Known as asteroid 2019 XB, the space rock is almost as big as the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and stands taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York. […]

The weekend is fully packed with close asteroid encounters, according to NASA. Three space rocks are due to buzz Earth on Saturday, as previously covered by The Inquisitr. Two more asteroids will swing by our planet the following day, bumping up the number of close asteroid flybys to five. The two space rocks expected to […]

Planet Earth is in for a series of close asteroid encounters over the weekend. Three space rocks are due to swing by Earth on Saturday alone, NASA has announced. The three celestial visitors may all be stopping by on the same day, but they couldn’t be more different from one another. Two of these asteroids […]

A rather sizeable asteroid — one thought to be large enough to potentially dwarf the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy — is hurtling through space on its way to Earth and will dash by for a short visit on Thursday night, NASA has announced. Known as asteroid 2019 WB5, tomorrow’s celestial visitor is part […]

On Friday, a tiny asteroid will pass extremely close to the Earth, marking a record-close approach so far for the month of December. The intrepid asteroid will swing by Earth bright and early in the morning, creeping in within a few hundred miles from the planet’s surface. While a close brush with an asteroid of […]

On Friday, planet Earth is in for a close encounter with a pyramid-sized asteroid that will harmlessly fly past us from just a few million miles away. Dubbed 2019 WR3, the space rock was only recently discovered and is an Apollo-type asteroid that frequently wanders through our cosmic neighborhood in its journey around the sun. […]

Tomorrow is shaping up to be a busy day for close asteroid encounters. Three space rocks are due to pass by Earth on Sunday, two of which will be flying very close to the terrestrial surface — at just a few times the distance to the moon. The three asteroids vary in size and speed, […]

A tiny space rock is due to scrape past Earth today in what will be the closest asteroid approach in quite a while, NASA has announced. Today’s celestial visitor is a near-Earth asteroid known as 2019 WJ4. The object doesn’t boast hefty proportions, as data from NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) only places […]

A relatively huge asteroid, one thought to be so large that it could potentially dwarf the Great Pyramid of Giza, is set to shoot past Earth today, NASA has just announced. The formidable space rock is an Apollo-type asteroid known as 2019 WQ3 and will buzz our planet later this evening, zooming past us at […]

A huge, pyramid-sized asteroid — one believed to measure as much as 492 feet in diameter — is headed for Earth and will swing by for a close but perfectly safe encounter later tonight, NASA has announced. Tonight’s celestial visitor is known as asteroid 2019 VF1. The formidable space rock is expected to approach Earth […]

A colossal asteroid, one believed to be up to 2,000-feet-wide, is currently headed for Earth and will swing by for a close — but completely safe — encounter with our planet on Wednesday, November 20, NASA has announced. The formidable space rock is known as asteroid 481394 (2006 SF6) and will creep in as close […]

A massive asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza is on course for a close flyby of Earth next week, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have announced. The space rock is traveling at a break-neck speed of a little over 30,000 mph and will reach Earth’s proximity on Monday, November 18, when […]

Next Friday, Earth will be visited by a rather sizeable asteroid, one due to pass extremely close to the planet’s surface. The intrepid space rock is dubbed asteroid 2019 UM12 and has never wandered through our corner of the solar system before. Its first-ever trip through our cosmic neighborhood will bring it nearly as close […]

Tomorrow morning, planet Earth will be buzzed by a tiny asteroid in one of the closest asteroid approaches of the entire year, NASA has announced. Known as 2019 VD, the minuscule space rock will pass extremely close to Earth’s surface, missing our planet by just 102,300 miles. To put that into perspective, that’s less than […]

A newly discovered asteroid is due to scrape past Earth today and will creep in very close to the planet’s surface, NASA has announced. The rock is flying through space at a cruising speed of 28,600 mph and will skim Earth from just 660,300 miles away. By comparison, the average distance between Earth and the […]

Earlier today, planet Earth was buzzed by a tiny asteroid that ventured incredibly close to the planet’s surface, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have announced. Cruising through space at speeds of a little over 19,300 mph, the minuscule space rock passed closer than the moon, creeping in within just 65,100 miles of Earth. […]

A massive asteroid, one thought to be so large that it could potentially dwarf the Empire State Building in New York, is currently heading for Earth and will swing by our planet this weekend. The formidable space rock is an Apollo-type asteroid known as 2015 JD1 and has been on NASA‘s radar for quite some […]

The first day of November turned out to be quite a busy day for asteroid close encounters. Five space rocks cruised by Earth today, in a multi-asteroid flyby that brought space rocks of various sizes in close proximity to our planet. The rocks were traveling at different speeds and didn’t swing by Earth all at […]

A rather large asteroid, one thought to be bigger than the Statue of Liberty in New York, is headed for a so-called “close Earth approach” later today, NASA has announced. The object is traveling at a phenomenal speed and will reach Earth’s vicinity in the afternoon. Hurtling through space at a break-neck speed of over […]

Planet Earth will be buzzed by a relatively small asteroid tomorrow, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have announced. While the space rock is not a particularly hefty one — the asteroid is estimated to be 91-feet wide at the most — tomorrow’s close encounter will be one for the records. As it barrels […]

A tiny asteroid will swing by for a very close brush with Earth on Thursday, October 31, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have announced. The space rock is known as asteroid 2019 UF9 and is believed to measure 46 feet in diameter at the most. The rock will safely zoom past our planet […]

A rather sizable chunk of space rock is currently making its way toward Earth and will reach our planet’s vicinity tomorrow, NASA has reported. Hurtling through the void of space at 30,900 mph, the wayfaring asteroid will perform a swift flyby of Earth in the late hours of the evening, coming within a few million […]