The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
A NASA 'Eyes on Asteroid' visualization of asteroid 612356 (2002 JX8). (NASA via SWNS) By Dean Murray A stadium-sized asteroid will pass by Earth today (May 9). Scientists say the "potentially ...
A stadium-sized asteroid will pass by Earth today (May 9). Scientists say the "potentially hazardous" 950ft-wide space rock - named 612356 (2002 JX8) - will pass around 2.6 million miles away from our ...