1 day ago · You are looking at a real-time visualization of every known asteroid or comet that is classified as a Near-Earth Object (NEO). With asteroids represented as blue points, and comets as …

Mar 24, 2026 · The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery.

An asteroid is a minor planet —an object larger than a meteoroid (thus 1 meter or larger) that is neither a planet nor an identified comet —that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter …

Mar 25, 2026 · Of the five asteroids, one will be closer to Earth than the moon, according to NASA.

14 hours ago · It’s the stuff of movies: an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, and we have to do something to stop it—or die. Disturbingly this scenario is also the stuff of the actual universe ...

Mar 25, 2026 · Asteroid, any of a host of small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring called the …

Mar 19, 2026 · Discover the rocky objects orbiting our sun with the latest asteroid news, features and articles.

Asteroids are rocky celestial bodies that orbit the Sun, but do not meet the requirements to be classified as a planet. The term asteroid covers a very broad range of Solar System objects, including debris …

Mar 9, 2026 · Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Most asteroids can be found orbiting …

Mar 21, 2026 · Asteroid impact risk explained with NASA asteroid tracking, near Earth objects monitoring, and planetary defense systems protecting Earth from threats.