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

pass between the Earth and Moon several times a month. How many near-Earth asteroids have been discovered? NASA estimates ...

Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's ...

or 19.5 times the distance to the moon. Its Asteroid Watch dashboard displays the date of the next five closest approaches, as well as each object's approximate diameter and its distance from Earth.

It's been a busy week for asteroid watchers. A car-sized asteroid will pass at about half the distance between Earth and the moon tonight (Dec. 6), concluding a busy week for asteroid watchers all ...

Luckily, large asteroid crashes are uncommon ... or 19.5 times the distance to the moon. Its Asteroid Watch dashboard displays the date of the next five closest approaches, as well as each ...

The mini-moon is officially known as asteroid 2024 PT5. After first joining up with Earth on Sept. 29, 2024, the mini-moon left its orbit around our planet at 10:43 a.m. EST (1543 GMT) on Monday (Nov.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A car-sized asteroid will pass at about half the distance between Earth and the moon tonight (Dec ...

December's full cold moon and Geminids meteor shower overlap this weekend, peaking early Saturday and Sunday morning.