The space rock - named (887) Alinda - is so large it should be viewable with ordinary binoculars. With an estimated diameter ...

A rare asteroid the size of Salford is about to fly close to Earth. The space rock, named (887) Alinda, is so large that ...

We can observe one of the most spectacular astronomical events in the coming days. Asteroid 887 Alinda, with a diameter of ...

A massive asteroid, (887) Alinda, is set to make its closest approach to Earth in a century, providing a spectacular opportunity for skywatchers. Discovered in 1918 by German astronomer Max Wolf, ...

Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.

The early Earth was an extreme place. Asteroids pommeled the surface. Volcanoes spewed lava and carbon dioxide. The thick, ...

YW9 and 2024 PT5, will pass close to Earth on January 9, 2025. NASA confirms they are not a threat. The asteroids have been ...

According to a new study, the carbon atoms that form part of all life on Earth may have traveled outside the galaxy first.

NASA has identified two asteroids, 2024 YH and 2024 YD3, set to approach Earth on December 26. Though these "near misses" will pass millions of miles away, they offer scientists an opportunity to ...

According to NASA's Eyes on Asteroids tool, 2024 NX1 has an average estimated diameter of 47.42 metres. As of 10.15am this morning, the asteroid is 1.51 astronimic units away from Earth.

“Asteroids this size likely formed from collisions between larger ones in the main belt and are likely to drift towards the vicinity of Earth and the Sun.” Insights from this research could ...

While asteroids are devoid of ice because they orbit ... But dark comets that are near-Earth objects could be found in the main asteroid belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, and they ...