The Lyrid meteor shower is currently active and peaks tonight, during predawn hours on April 22 — but if cloudy skies, light ...

The asteroid has a mean diameter of 1,115 feet and was first discovered on June 19, 2004.

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history.

A meteor explosion has been captured from space for the first time ever, thanks to a team aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The dramatic event took place over the North Pacific Ocean.

People on the ground in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to observe the asteroid with their own eyes, weather permitting, ...