A speedy descent of a small asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early on Wednesday, as it burned out after entering the Earth's atmosphere. Recent simulations ...

Prof Fitzsimmons said while most large asteroids have now been discovered by astronomers, there is still a risk to Earth from ...

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A tiny asteroid was detected on a collision course with Earth today (Dec. 3) and is expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere. The asteroid is completely harmless and is expected to produce a ...

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 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, which was ...

The small space rock should hit Earth's atmosphere today around 11:15 a.m. ET (1615 GMT). The asteroid is completely harmless and is expected to produce a "nice fireball in the sky over northern ...

3) and is expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere. The asteroid measures around 27 inches (70 centimeters) wide and was detected by astronomers with the Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, ...

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 ...

ALBAWABA - A small asteroid, named "C0WEPC5," crashed into the Earth's atmosphere on Tuesday morning. According to media sources, astronomers could not detect it before it disintegrated in the ...