The rock is hurtling through our cosmic neighborhood at a zippy 8,768 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

A large asteroid named 1997 NC1 will pass safely near Earth on June 27, 2026, giving astronomers a rare chance to study a massive space rock without any threat to our planet. The asteroid, estimated ...

Asteroid 1997 NC1, comparable to four Empire State Buildings in size, will safely pass Earth this weekend at 1.6 million ...

NASA has been tracking a bus-sized asteroid that is zipping past Earth on Friday at a whopping 45,522 mph. Known as 2026 KC1, the space rock is estimated to be about 27 feet across and makes its ...

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 ...

Asteroid 2026 LV, measuring about 47 feet across, will make a close approach to Earth on June 16, 2026. Scientists say the near-Earth object poses no threat to the planet.

"People will be hurt and killed" if we're not vigilant, scientists warn.

Astronomers don’t treat every “close approach” headline the same way the public does. On June 9, two near-Earth objects, 2026 LD and 2026 KM3, are being tracked as they pass Earth at distances ...