ARECIBO, Puerto Rico – Face masks have become common place on Earth due to the coronavirus pandemic, but what about in space? Scientists at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico snapped a photo that ...

The asteroid is called 52768 (1998 OR2), and it was first spotted in 1998. On April 29, it will pass within 3,908,791 miles of Earth, moving at 19,461 miles per hour. That's still 16 times farther ...

This Doppler radar image of asteroid 1998 OR2 makes it appear as though the asteroid is wearing a face mask. An asteroid estimated to be 1.2 miles wide will fly by Earth next week, but it's not ...

Astronomers just captured asteroid 1998 OR2 as it makes its way towards us for a close, but safe, Earth flyby.