asteroids
'City killer' asteroid is one of 4 to graze Earth's orbit today
These four rock stars are embarking on a world tour.
Bus-size asteroid being sucked toward Earth will become 'temporary mini-moon'
Twilight: New Moon? The Earth will become a multi-lunar planet--but not for long.
NASA issues alert for fast-moving, stadium-sized asteroid approaching Earth tonight
Are we about to get "rocked?"
Asteroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere over Philippines, creating 'spectacular fireball'
A small and "harmless" asteroid entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines Wednesday afternoon, creating a fireball that lit up the sky, photos show.
Asteroid about the size of 2 football fields to make close approach to Earth in September
The asteroid will zoom past Earth from just about 620,000 miles, or about 2.6 times the distance between Earth and the Moon, making its flyby from a close but safe...
Asteroid debris from NASA crash could bring a 'beautiful, luminous' light show over Earth
A 2022 NASA mission saw one of the agency's spacecraft deliberately collide with a small moonlet named Dimorphos — and debris is now floating through the skies.
'Airplane-sized' asteroids will zoom close to Earth today — and it's just one of 'uncomfortably' close flybys coming
We will rock you. On Tuesday, three "airplane" sized asteroids will be shooting by the planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The first is an 84-foot one that will...
NASA’s asteroid sample could have come from small ocean world, experts believe
"The presence and state of phosphates, along with other elements and compounds on Bennu, suggest a watery past for the asteroid," said Dante Lauretta, co-lead author of the paper and...
‘Planet Killer’ asteroid will be one of the closest asteroids to plunge past planet Earth this year
The United Nations has designated June 30 as International Asteroid Day.
NASA plans for doomsday scenario of asteroid with 72 percent chance of hitting Earth in just 14 years
What if a never-before-seen asteroid barreling in our direction was more than likely to strike Earth?
Asteroid hunters spot 27,500 overlooked near-Earth asteroids — more than were discovered by all of the world’s telescopes last year
We may no longer have to fear unseen Empire State Building-sized space rocks passing within our orbit.
Space laser transmission strikes Earth from 140 million miles away: NASA
Earth just received a laser transmission from a world (and perhaps universe) record-breaking 140 million miles away -- which could have major implications for the future of space travel.
An asteroid the size of a bus zoomed past Earth — just how close did the scary visitor get?
"While the likelihood of a direct hit on land is reduced due to Earth's vast oceans, the potential impact of an asteroid remains a serious concern," one scientist said.
How NASA would alert the public about a potentially apocalyptic asteroid strike on Earth
NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office is tasked with identifying such a threat decades in advance to give experts and leaders the chance to avoid catastrophe.
Asteroid the size of the Empire State Building to buzz past Earth Friday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers say an asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday. There's no chance of it hitting...
5 asteroids, including one the size of a sports stadium, expected to pass by Earth
An asteroid the size of a sports stadium is currently hurdling towards the Earth, and will be joined by four other celestial near-misses this week, with the largest expected to...
Asteroid lights up sky, crashes into Earth mere hours after being spotted
"Heads Up: A tiny asteroid will disintegrate as a harmless fireball west of Berlin near Nennhausen shortly at 1:32am CET. Overseers will see it if it’s clear!," NASA wrote on...
Longshot asteroid collision with Earth will not happen in 2024, NASA says
There is, however, a 1 in 2,700 chance that an asteroid will collide with Earth in 2182, if it passes through a "gravitational keyhole" in 2135.
The first meteor shower of 2024 is tonight — here's how to get the best view
Shower in the new year early Thursday morning by watching the first wave of space rocks astonishingly pass the Earth for 2024.
Bodybuilder paramedic barred from administering certain drugs after being charged with possession of steroids, cocaine
Police have charged the 31-year-old with six counts of possessing dangerous drugs, and one each of buying or possessing hazardous medicines or poisons, failing to properly dispose of a needle...