An asteroid struck Earth on Tuesday, Dec. 3, less than 12 hours after astronomers first discovered it. The space rock, reckoned to be about 1.6-4 feet (0.5-1.2 meters), according to EarthSky ...

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 ...

An asteroid the size of nine reindeer is set to pass over the Earth on Wednesday, Christmas, in what is set to be a relatively close holiday flyby, according to NASA's asteroid tracker.

The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT), passing just under six times the distance between Earth and the moon. The flyby came on ...

A small asteroid was spotted on a collision course with Earth. (X/@esa) A small asteroid illuminated the Siberian night sky early on December 4. The European Space Agency (ESA) reported that the ...

An asteroid approximately the size of two and a half chinchillas impacted the Earth above Siberia, Russia, on Tuesday, according to the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. Incoming!☄️A small ...

An asteroid hit Earth's atmosphere over Russia's Yakutia, creating a bright flash. It disintegrated on impact, with no damage or injuries reported. An asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere in the ...

An asteroid on a collision course with Earth discovered early on Tuesday (Dec 3) became the fourth imminent impactor of 2024. It hit our planet over Siberia hours later. The small space rock measured ...

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 ...

A small, 27-inch asteroid designated C0WEPC5 harmlessly entered Earth's atmosphere over northeastern Siberia on Tuesday, creating a fireball. The European Space Agency successfully predicted the ...

Asteroid C0WEPC5 (temporary designation) entered the atmosphere at 1.15 a.m. local time. A speedy descent of a small asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early ...