The asteroid 2021 SM3 is considered part of the Apollo asteroid group. These are asteroids with an orbit that is wider than that of Earth that cross the path of our planet as it loops around the sun.

Asteroid 2021 VR will return to visit our planet first, making its next closest approach on 13 March 2022. After that, 2016 JG12 will be back in April of 2022.

The newfound asteroid 2021 PH27 completes one lap around our star every 113 Earth days. That's the shortest orbital period of any known solar system object except the planet Mercury.

An asteroid up to three times larger than a blue whale will zoom past Earth on Monday (June 6) at more than 16,000 mph (26,000 km/h), according to NASA. The asteroid, named 2021 GT2, is predicted ...

The probe's first encounter will be with the asteroid Eurybates in August 2027. According to NASA, Lucy will conduct four ...

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

This asteroid is larger than 2021 PH27, with a diameter just under a mile long. It's an Apollo asteroid, meaning that it has an orbit path that could one day force it to come into contact with Earth.

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. ... But scientists revised that assessment after a precise analysis of the asteroid’s orbit in 2021.

The asteroid, named 2021 GT2, is predicted to safely miss our planet by more than 2.2 million miles (3.5 million kilometers) — or roughly 10 times the average distance between Earth and the moon.