On October 31, a 1.5-mile-wide asteroid will whip past Earth in a trajectory that's almost too close for comfort. NASA officials say the asteroid will buzz by our planet in a "near miss" on Halloween.

Earth is about to witness a close celestial visitor as asteroid 2025 OL1 approaches our planet. Roughly the size of a small aircraft, measuring about 110 feet in diameter, this space rock will make ...