Two asteroids, including an airplane-sized space rock named 2026 JV1, will safely pass Earth on May 14, 2026. NASA confirms ...

A newly discovered near-Earth asteroid known as 2026 JH2 is set to make an unusually close flyby of Earth on May 18, ...

An astronomer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge is tracking a huge asteroid that could collide with Earth in a few years. Dr. Richard Binzel is a leading astronomer and ...

Close but harmless: On May 18, asteroid 2026 JH2 will pass Earth at about 90,000 km, roughly 24% of the Earth–Moon distance, with no danger of impact. Observation chances: It will brighten to ...

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An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our ...

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Infrared detection boost: The NEO Surveyor will use heat signatures to spot asteroids and comets from the Sun-Earth L1 point, avoiding the limitations of ground-based telescopes. Bennu’s far-off ...

FILE - This May 18, 1969 photo provided by NASA shows Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft during its trans-lunar journey toward the moon. (NASA via AP) ...