While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that ...

NASA will deploy cutting-edge technology to better understand the inner workings of 2024 XN1 during its near-Earth passage.

Outer space is sending Earth some early Christmas presents, but it may be just as well that at least one of them is way too ...

As people prepare for Christmas Eve celebrations, the skies are preparing for their own dramatic spectacle. Tonight, a ...

NASA scientists are closely monitoring 120-foot long Asteroid 2024 XN1, which they say is set to "skim" Earth on December ...

XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest ...

"In 1969, we landed humans on the moon; on Christmas Eve in 2024, we are going to embrace a star," Nour Raouafi, project ...

The massive rock is believed to be ten storeys high and will skim past the planet at 14,743 miles per hour in the early hours ...

Santa Claus will have to be "mirroring" on his sleigh ride around the world. NASA has warned of a gigantic asteroid that will pass close to Earth on Ch ...

Near-Earth objects are asteroids and comets with orbits that bring them to within 120 million miles of the Sun.

An airplane-sized asteroid, 2024 XN1, will safely pass Earth on Christmas Eve at a distance of 4.48 million miles. NASA's ...

Asteroid 2024 XN1, a space rock the size of about a 10-story building, is fast approaching planet Earth with a velocity of 14 ...