A newly discovered asteroid called 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it might hit a communications satellite, scientists say. "That's ...

The bus ride lasts 3.2 years, which sounds a bit dull, but it is always exciting when it drives by Planet Earth. Asteroid 2012 JU passed within 119,000 miles of our ...

By: Mike Wall Published: 05/14/2012 02:41 PM EDT on SPACE.com An asteroid the size of a school bus gave Earth a close shave yesterday (May 13), passing ...

Two small asteroids, each no larger than a tour bus, are zipping close by Earth today (March 26) but won't hit the planet. Astronomers discovered the interloping ...

This diagram illustrates the differences between orbits of a typical near-Earth asteroid (blue) and a potentially hazardous asteroid, or PHA (orange). PHAs ...

On the heels of a bus-sized asteroid that passed harmlessly between Earth and the orbit of the Moon on May 13, another asteroid between 4.5 and 10 meters (14-33 feet ...

Pasadena - An asteroid the size of a tractor trailer or school bus came within close proximity of Earth Sunday night. The 40-foot wide rock passed inside the orbit of ...

When it comes to the end of the world that is said to occur in 2012, one of the most popular theories of how earth is going to be destroyed is that it will be hit by ...

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But for now, no one at NASA is worried that the asteroid will hit but say that 2012 DA14 might be visible from Earth as it flies past. "It might be visible to ...

Asteroid 2012. One of the significant hypotheses on earth’s predicted destruction is that it will be hit by a giant asteroid 2012 in December.

ASTEROID 243 IDA, about 35 miles long, and its moon. Caption and Image taken from TheAtlantic.com (Image courtesy of NASA/NSSDC). Here is an excerpt from ...

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Orbit diagram of asteroid 2012 KA from JPL's Small Body Database website. On the heels of a bus-sized asteroid that passed harmlessly between Earth and the ...

The newly discovered asteroid 2012 BX34 (whose orbit is represented by the blue line) will come within 0.17 lunar distances of Earth on Jan. 27, 2012 ...