BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...

Major astronomy body the Minor Planet Centre (MPC) was forced to list the discovery - made by a citizen scientist - as ...

A near-Earth "asteroid" recently spotted by astronomers poring through telescope data has turned out to be Elon Musk's car.

The “asteroid” wasn’t a space rock after all. It was a cherry-red Tesla Roadster that Elon Musk launched into space to much ...

New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.

Heads up, everybody. A couple of asteroids approximately the size of a school bus are set to make close approach with Earth ...

The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a ...

Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is tracking a fascinating cosmic event. A 100-foot-wide asteroid, 2025 BH2, will make ...

The rocket launched into orbit on February 6, 2018, as part of a publicity stunt while the Falcon Heavy was being tested.

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...