Asteroid
Asteroid the size of 12.5 gorillas to pass Earth Wednesday in close flyby - NASA
Asteroid 2025 KF is set fly very close to the Earth this Wednesday, according to NASA. Its size is comparable to 12 and a half fully grown gorillas.
Dinosaurs were not in decline before asteroid impact, new study suggests
NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson
Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth
Asteroid 2024 YR4's impact risk increases to 3.1%, highest ever recorded
NASA's CNEOS ranks the threat level of asteroid 2024 YR4 at 3 out of 10 on the Torino Scale, indicating a '1% or greater chance of collision capable of localized destruction.'
'We cannot ignore this rock': ESA raises doubles estimated risk of impact of asteroid 2024 YR4
The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers."
How China's new planetary defense team plans to tackle cosmic threats
Weeks after the asteroid's discovery, China’s defense agency announced three key vacancies in its planetary defense initiative.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA's risk chart
The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an estimated 1.2% chance of impact.
Asteroid the size of 289 Squishmallows has 'very small' chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Using the ESA's measurement, asteroid 2024 YR4 may range anywhere from 200 to 500 Squishmallows, or roughly half of the size of the average child's collection.
School bus-sized asteroid found to be fragment of the Moon
Spectroscopic analysis shows PT5 matches lunar rocks collected during Apollo missions.
Ho ho ho: Asteroid the size of nine reindeer to pass by Earth on Christmas - NASA
An asteroid the size of around nine reindeer - coincidentally, how many reindeer Santa Claus supposedly uses - is set to pass by the Earth on Christmas.
No Cosmic Grinch: Asteroid 2024 XN1 to pass safely by Earth on Christmas Eve
NASA is set to track a sizable near-Earth object, asteroid 2024 XN1, which is expected to pass relatively close to Earth on December 24.
Asteroid the size of 2.5 chinchillas impacts over Russia, no damages reported - NASA, ESA
The asteroid is the 11th to have been detected by scientists before impacting Earth. However, due to its small size, it did not cause any damage.
Bigger than the dinosaur-killer, asteroid S2 smashed life on Earth into a higher gear
Researchers discovered a 3.26-billion-year-old asteroid impact acted as 'giant fertilizer bomb,' aiding early microbial life.
'God of Darkness' asteroid will pass so close it is expected to get 'the shakes'
When Apophis was discovered in 2004, initial calculations indicated that it could approach Earth with a risk of collision.
