See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google NEW YORK — A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don’t worry: It poses no danger. The space rock — ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don’t worry: It poses no danger. The space rock — 1997 NC1 — makes its closest approach Saturday morning, coming within 1.6 ...

The asteroid will be visible for several nights from different parts of the world. We'll tell you when and where to look, and what equipment you’ll need to spot it. The closest approach will occur on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. An unusually large near-Earth asteroid, (152637) 1997 NC1, ...

An asteroid larger than many downtown office buildings will make a relatively close pass by Earth on Saturday, June 27, offering astronomers a rare opportunity to study thus sizable near-Earth object.

About the size of an adult blue whale, the asteroid will be even closer to Earth than the moon on Monday evening. Asteroid 2026JH2 will pass Earth Monday, closer than the moon but poses no threat.

On May 18, an asteroid about the size of Chicago’s Cloud Gate will fly four times closer to Earth than the moon. The object will pass at a minimum distance from Earth of about 57,000 miles—much closer ...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft will perform a flyby of Mars to get a gravity assist. The maneuver will act like a slingshot, boosting the spacecraft's speed for its journey. Psyche is on a six-year mission ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A near-Earth asteroid will make a very close flyby of Earth ...

An asteroid the size of three football fields will pass near Earth in three years, giving scientists a rare chance to study a colossal space rock from close range. Named Apophis — after the ancient ...

File this in the “Better to learn about after-the-fact file”: A large asteroid flew past Earth Tuesday night, just days after it was discovered. The car-sized space rock, known as “2026 FM3,″ came ...