A space rock the size of a cruise liner will have a close encounter with Earth in April 2029. While the asteroid Apophis won’t hit Earth, NASA and ESA are both planning missions to tag along.

Watch: NASA's OSIRIS-REx returns to Earth from the asteroid Bennu What is Bennu? First discovered in 1999, Bennu is believed to be part of a larger asteroid that collided with another space rock ...

An asteroid the size of a football stadium whizzed past Earth on Friday, and it will be back in less than a decade. The massive space rock is about 890 feet in size, according to NASA .

An asteroid nearly the size of a double-decker bus — or “six adult Indian peacocks,” according to the Jerusalem Post — passed by Earth late Wednesday night, at 11:37 p.m. Eastern time.

An asteroid estimated to be the size of six football fields will whiz past Earth Saturday night – but no, you’re not in danger. Asteroid 2002 NN4 will pass by Earth on Saturday at 11:20 p.m ...

Called 2024 DW, the newfound asteroid is about 42 feet (13 meters) wide and will fly within 140,000 miles (225,000 kilometers) of the Earth when it passes by us on Thursday. That's closer than the ...

The moon's average distance from the Earth is 238,900 miles. The space rock will be speeding by at roughly 17,200 mph, NASA says. Based on its brightness, scientists estimate that 2020 SW is ...

Asteroid 2022 ES3 is up to 40 feet wide (12 meters) - about the size of a bus - and will pass within 207,000 miles (330,000 kilometers) of the Earth today, according to NASA.