By comparison, the asteroid that ended the age of the dinosaur is estimated to be between six and nine miles wide. However, astronomers say the odds of a collision are around 1-in-83.

The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is one of the first handful of asteroids discovered in the new year, and measures between 32.8 and 72.2 feet in diameter. In comparison, the average American school ...

The roughly 15-foot-wide (4.6 meters) asteroid, designated 2024 XS2, will make its closest approach to Earth for the next 10 years tonight at 9:47 p.m. EST (0247 GMT on Saturday, Dec. 7). 2024 XS2 ...

The asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at 7.59 p.m. ET (2359 GMT) on June 5, at which time it will pass 2,170,309 miles (3,492,787 kilometers) from our planet, over nine times the ...

April 3 (UPI) --NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is the size of a 10-story building and is now more likely to make impact with the moon.Designated as near ...

By comparison, the asteroid that ended the age of the dinosaur is estimated to be between six and nine miles wide. However, astronomers say the odds of a collision are around 1-in-83.