Apophis will make an exceptionally close but safe pass by Earth on April 13, 2029. Its path will dip inside the altitude of ...

Scientists are preparing spacecraft missions to observe asteroid Apophis as it makes a rare close pass by Earth in 2029. The ...

A Japanese probe flew 400 meters (1,312 feet) from a near-Earth asteroid this month, marking the closest approach ever ...

Don't look up! But if you do, you might be able to see a bus-sized asteroid passing Earth. The newly discovered space rock is said to make a close call early next week, flying by Earth, but rather ...

Space agencies around the globe are coordinating missions to visit the asteroid Apophis during a close encounter with Earth ...

In 1,000 days, on April 13, 2029, the near-Earth asteroid Apophis will make one of the closest flybys of a large asteroid ever predicted with certainty.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When at its closest at 4:16 p.m. EDT (20:16 UTC) on June 27, ...

Earlier this month, Japan’s veteran Hayabusa2 sample return spacecraft performed a surprisingly rapid and close-up flyby of a near Earth asteroid. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ...

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned spectacular images of a near-Earth asteroid following a super-close flyby on July 5, but heated debate was needed before teams signed off on the daring attempt.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. With a diameter of around 45 feet, the asteroid known as "2026 GA2” is ...

An asteroid roughly the size of one to two school buses flew by Earth Monday, coming as close as 56,913 miles, according to the European Space Agency — equivalent to about one quarter of the distance ...