An asteroid will fly over the southern tip of South America on Thursday in one of the closest approaches by a known near-Earth object ever recorded, according to NASA. Known as “2023 BU,” the ...

The asteroid designated 2023 DZ2 will pass about halfway between the Earth and the moon's orbit at a speed of about 17,403 mph, astronomers said. It's an estimated 140 to 310 feet in diameter.

NASA says an asteroid like 2023 DZ2, which is larger than 82 feet but smaller than 3,280 feet, would "likely cause local damage to the impact area." Asteroids' close encounters with Earth.

Discovered a month ago, the asteroid known as 2023 DZ2 will pass within 320,000 miles of the moon on Saturday and, several hours later, buzz the Indian Ocean at about 17,500 mph.

A massive asteroid called '2023 DZ2' will come within 100,000 miles of Earth on Saturday, March 25. NASA says this event 'only happens once per decade'.

The asteroid, known as 2023 DW—which has a 50-meter (164 foot) diameter — was detected by the European Space Agency on February 26. It has been ranked as number one on its Risk List—meaning ...

On June 17, asteroid 2023 HL will cruise by Earth on its tour, coming as close as 3.2 million miles away from the blue marble. 2023 HL is an estimated 45 feet dropping it in the "house-size ...

Asteroid 2023 BU measures between 12 and 28 feet wide (3.8 to 8.5 meters), and was just discovered on Saturday (Jan. 21) by astronomer Gennadiy Borisov at the MARGO Observatory in Crimea.

Astronomers say Asteroid 2023 BU will pass within 3,600km (2,200 miles) of Earth itself, making this a very close shave as far as asteroid passes are concerned. It’ll be closest to Earth at ...