A distance of 56,000 miles may sound like a lot but it’s just a whisker on the scale of space encounters and it’s how close a ...

A newly discovered asteroid will make a close encounter with Earth on Monday. Calculations show it will be significantly ...

As asteroid the size of a house will pass within just 57,000 miles (92,000 kilometers) of Earth today. That’s less than a ...

With a little more than a month to go until the next Perseids meteor shower, Utahans can rest assured they have a prime viewing spot. Utah was rated as the fourth-best state for spotting asteroids and ...

Colorado was rated the second-best state for meteor and asteroid viewing, according to a new study. High elevation, dark skies and numerous observatories contributed to Colorado's high ranking. The ...