Last March 31 a very small asteroid called 2004 FU162 passed Earth at an altitude of only about 6500 km, the closest of any asteroid discovered by the Spaceguard Survey. From its brightness, this ...

(CNN)– A big asteroid will fly by Earth on Monday, but NASA says don’t worry — we’ll be safe. The asteroid is called 2004 BL86. It’ll come about 745,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers) from Earth, or ...

On Monday evening and early Tuesday morning, January 26-27, a relatively large asteroid will pass in the vicinity of Earth. This interplanetary visitor, designated 2004 BL86, is roughly a third of a ...

A giant space rock is set to zoom past Earth this weekend, reminding us once again of the lurking dangers in space. The asteroid, named 2004 XG, is about 170 feet (52 metres) wide and will make its ...

A 100-foot diameter asteroid will pass within 26,500 miles of Earth, the closest-ever brush on record by a space rock, NASA astronomers said. The asteroid, 2004 FH, was expected to make its closest ...

Asteroid 2004 JG6 orbits the Sun in 184.46 days. It was discovered by Brian Skiff (USA) at the Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you ...

An asteroid around the size of a football field is expected to zoom by Earth on Tuesday, but at a safe distance, the US space agency said. A relatively large near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The mountain-sized asteroid that made a close pass by Earth on Monday has a small moon in tow, radar images released by NASA show. Asteroid 2004 BL86 flew about ...