A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its ...

Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare ...

Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.

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

"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles ...

Alinda, measuring 2.6 miles wide, will be visible this weekend. Stargazers can spot it using basic equipment or watch a ...

Several factors contributed to the survival of crocodiles, turtles, lizards and birds 66 million years ago, say our readers ...

Astronaut Don Pettit took this stunning photo of a nearby comet from the International Space Station ...

The Alinda asteroid will be visible with binoculars in a 'once in a decade' event as it brushes past Earth, with its return ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed the approach of three asteroids near Earth on 13 January.

Alinda, which measures about 4.2 kilometers in diameter, can be seen from our planet. This is due to an astronomical ...

A massive asteroid, 2022 CE2, is set to make a close flyby of Earth on Thursday. The 370-foot asteroid will travel at an ...