A newly discovered asteroid, 2026 EG1, is set to make an exceptionally close pass by Earth on the night of March 12, 2026.

Asteroid 2026 EG1 was discovered on March 8, less than one week ago.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image made available by University of Hawaii's asteroid impact alert system shows the motion of asteroid 2024 YR4 over about ...

When NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in 2022, the event sounded like something out of a science ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have found an asteroid potentially nearly as tall as the Statue of Liberty, which could crash into Earth in less than ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s officially Asteroid Day on Monday, June 30, when ...

: An asteroid, estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, has a chance of crashing into Earth in less than eight years. According to NASA, asteroid 2024 YR4 has a low probability of hitting Earth, ...

An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet. A NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted the asteroid, named 2024 ...

This image made available by University of Hawaii's asteroid impact alert system shows the motion of asteroid 2024 YR4 over about one hour on Dec. 27. (ATLAS / University of Hawaii / NASA) The chances ...

The chances that an asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, could hit Earth in seven years have fluctuated recently, but experts aren’t preparing for the worst yet. At the end of 2024, a NASA-funded telescope in ...