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

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 ...

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 ...

The asteroid, measuring just about 70cm in diameter, was spotted “on a collision course” with the Earth just 12 hours before its appearance in the sky, the European Space Agency said.

The event highlights the ongoing efforts of space agencies to monitor near-Earth objects and their advancements in asteroid tracking technology, ensuring planetary safety. A small asteroid made a ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! "This object is not just an asteroid that experienced a one-off event that caused it to show activity one ...

A tiny asteroid struck Earth this morning, lighting up the dark sky over northern Siberia as it burned up. Measuring around 27 inches wide, the asteroid—temporarily designated C0WEPC5—was ...

The asteroid was first observed with the University of Arizona's Bok telescope by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey and Spacewatch, NASA confirmed. The impact prediction was made by the Scout ...

It's the first of two expected asteroid fly-bys this week. The European Space Agency issued an alert for the 27-inch asteroid at 4:27 a.m. ET, with the agency saying the celestial rock would ...

But there is no need to panic, as the US space agency’s asteroid tracker says that “potentially hazardous” rock will only pass within 2.4m miles of Earth on 11 December. Although the 330m ...

The asteroid, described as "very small" by NASA, impacted Earth's atmosphere around 11:14 a.m. ET and created a fireball over eastern Russia, the space agency said in a post on X. The European ...

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 ...