Earth got a relatively close shave this morning (Dec. 4), as a sizable space rock zipped by just 1.4 million miles (2.2 ...

"Asteroids are 'bits of a planet that didn't happen' that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt," ...

C0WEPC5, as the asteroid has been temporarily named, entered Earth's atmosphere at 1:15 a.m. local time on Dec. 4 over Russia ...

This asteroid, named 2024 XA1, is only the 11th object we have ever managed to detect before it entered our planet's ...

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's ...

A "harmless" asteroid burned up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky ...

An asteroid is expected to make a “close pass” to Earth next month. In October, NASA confirmed that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 ...

Research shows that some of Earth's largest asteroid impacts, despite their destruction, had minimal long-term climate ...

The asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at 11:15 a.m. ET over Yakutia in northeastern Siberia, creating a massive fireball.

At 11:14am EST, a very small (#asteroid will impact Earth's atmosphere and create a harmless fireball over eastern Russia's ...

A tiny asteroid struck Earth this morning, lighting up the dark sky over northern Siberia as it burned up. Measuring around ...

The stadium-sized asteroid 2020 XR is due to make its closest approach to Earth on record early on Dec. 4, and the encounter ...