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Researcher Judit Györgyey-Ries says an asteroid about the size of the Statue of Liberty could hit us in October 2017

Once captured, the space boulder will be made to orbit the Moon and serve as a playground for astronauts

Come March 27, the space rock, dubbed 2014-YB35, will come within precisely 11.6 lunar distances to our planet

Yet another week has gone by, it’s time to once again review the latest and absolute coolest science news

NASA images show asteroid 2004 BL86 is not traveling through space alone but accompanied by a small moon

The asteroid, dubbed 2004 BL86, will make its closest approach at 16:19 UTC (11:19 EST), NASA scientists say

Astronomers say the space rock, dubbed 2004 BL86, is estimated to measure about 0.5 kilometers (0.3 miles) across

Scientists find evidence the asteroid impact said to have killed the dinosaurs followed a massive volcanic eruption

European Space Agency scientists say our planet's seas and oceans formed from water carried to Earth by asteroids

Scientists use laser to ignite a series of chemical reactions, end up creating the molecular building blocks of life

Having reached the asteroid, the spacecraft will blast a hole in it, collect samples and return them to Earth

The Japanese space probe, dubbed Hayabusa2, is expected to leave our planet sometime in the days to come

This space rock measures about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) in width, astronomers say it orbits between Mars and Jupiter

The asteroid, dubbed 2014 RC, was discovered just days ago, on the night of August 31

The space probe is expected to launch later this year, reach its target sometime in 2018

Study finds that these ancient beasts perished due to a perfect storm of events

Sunday, June 8, the space rock came surprisingly close to Earth