While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that ...

A small asteroid careened toward Earth before burning up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky witnessed across the region. The space rock ...

A completely harmless and tiny asteroid was detected early on a collision course with Earth on Tuesday. Measuring about 27 inches wide, the asteroid was detected by astronomers at the Kitt Peak ...

An asteroid ... by Earth’s pull while meandering through the solar system. The exciting future of space travel 2020 XL5, first detected in December 2020 using a telescope in Hawaii, may have ...

which scientists think may be responsible for catastrophic events on Earth every thousand years or so. An asteroid or comet struck near Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula 66 million years ago ...

Tonight, a massive 'Chrismas Eve asteroid' the size of a ten-story building will skim past Earth at 14,743mph According to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard, the space rock 2024 NX1 will reach its ...

An asteroid was pegged to hit Earth “imminently,” according to NASA ... as it streaked across the Eastern Siberia sky around 11:14 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The asteroid was detected by astronomers ...

Last night’s asteroid – named C0WEPC5 – was spotted in space by astronomers on a “collision course” with Earth just 12 hours before it hit the atmosphere. “At 11.14am EST [16:14 UK ...

Astronomers posed over the past decade that dark comets, or objects that resemble asteroids but move like comets, may exist.

This Christmas Eve, children around the world may be hoping to catch ... of a 10-story building will skim past Earth at 14,743mph. According to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard, asteroid 2024 ...