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

In a surprising twist on our planet’s ancient history, scientists are now suggesting that Earth might once have had a ring ...

An asteroid struck Earth on Tuesday, Dec. 3 ... fragment exploded about six miles (120 kilometers) above Siberia, destroying 830 square miles (2,150 square kilometers) of forest.

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 ...

Belfast astronomer at ground control on mission to stop asteroid strike on Earth - Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, from Queen’s ...

At roughly the size of a large stadium — or several million elephants, according to ChatGPT — 2020 XR is more than capable of destroying one of our Earth cities, should the asteroid ever ...

Even small asteroids can do a lot of damage—and new research shows the James Webb Space Telescope is adept at spotting the tiniest of space rocks.

An asteroid was pegged to hit Earth “imminently,” according to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Fortunately, this one wasn’t big enough to land a team of deep-core dril ...

The tiny space rock, known among scientists as COWECP5, was expected to burn the through the sky at 11:14am ET as it was destroyed by Earth's the atmosphere. Thankfully, the asteroid was small in ...

The impact prediction was made by the Scout system at NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). At 11:14am EST, a very small (#asteroid will impact Earth's atmosphere and create a ...

Incredible footage has captured the moment an asteroid smashed through Earth's atmosphere over Siberia. The space rock, designated COWECP5, appeared in the night sky at 11:14pm local time (11 ...