A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance ...

No one spotted the asteroid as it approached. Astronomers caught it only a few hours after it had already passed, when data ...

A potentially hazardous asteroid spanning the length of the Washington Monument will make a safe, close approach to Earth on Sept. 18 and you can watch the flyby live online courtesy of the Virtual ...

However, that's where mini-moons come in; these objects represent a far more achievable target for asteroid mining. After all, they're right there above ... he worked on for NASA can live on through ...

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