A mountain-sized asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in a "once in a decade" event. The massive space rock zoomed past Earth earlier this month, but it is not out of view just yet and can ...

An enormous asteroid has just zoomed safely past Earth, but it isn't done with our planet yet. This weekend, the mountain-size space rock will peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event that ...

Currently shining at 9.7 magnitude (887), Alinda is not bright enough to see with the naked eye but can be seen using binoculars from the Northern Hemisphere. (Artwork shows an asteroid and Earth). A ...

A massive asteroid, (887) Alinda, is set to make its closest approach to Earth in a century, providing a spectacular opportunity for skywatchers. Discovered in 1918 by German astronomer Max Wolf, ...

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