Among the first finds from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the discovery hints at a population of exceptionally strong ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

The asteroid is projected to make its closest pass on February 14, 2026, and is classified under the "Potentially Hazardous Asteroids" umbrella.

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no ...

Astronomers have spotted an asteroid the size of nearly eight football fields, with the help of the largest digital camera in ...

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...

In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...

A massive asteroid nearly the size of a New York skyscraper will make a close approach, or pass, by Earth in the early hours of Sept. 18, according to scientists. They say the asteroid, officially ...

🚨Record-breaking asteroid spotted by NSF–DOE @VRubinObs 🚨 Using early data from the LSST Camera, astronomers have ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is about 200 feet (60 meters), which is about the size of a 15 storey building. (Elements of this image furnished by NASA. Adobe Photoshop CC 2015. Knoll light factory. Adobe After ...

Way out there in the asteroid belt is an object that's spinning so fast, scientists are surprised it hasn't flown apart.