JR is an Apollo class, defined by the Earth-crossing orbits. With a speed of around 40,800 kilometres per hour (25,356 miles ...

After leaving Earth, Tianwen-2 will reach Kamo‘oalewa by July 2026. This tiny, elongated asteroid likely spans no more than ...

At least three city-killing asteroids that could strike Earth are hiding behind our closest neighbor in the solar system.

A huge asteroid, 2025 JR, has caught the world’s notice because it is on a course for a close approach to Earth.

NASA’s Asteroid Watch Dashboard has issued a new list of five asteroids on approach, with close passes to Earth expected ...

JR, about the size of a 25-story building, is set to pass Earth on May 28 at a distance of 4.6 million kilometers. Though not ...

The Vatican Observatory highlights NASA’s DART mission, which successfully altered an asteroid’s orbit to help protect Earth ...

NASA tracks five near-Earth asteroids flying close to our planet this week. Despite their size, none pose a threat for at ...

Hunting for the building blocks of life? Located in the asteroid belt, Ceres is likely a good bet, study finds ...

Jupiter may have once been more than twice its current size, with a magnetic field 50 times stronger, say scientists who ...

A combination of a dynamo-generated magnetic field and massive impacts could explain the highly magnetized rocks in some ...

One of the asteroids will come as close as within 120,000 miles from the Earth, soaring past at over 41,000 miles per hour.