A ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Pass Close to Earth in 2029 — and It Has an Alarming Nickname
NEED TO KNOW An asteroid, eerily named Apophis, will pass closer to Earth than many satellites in geosynchronous…
Scientists Discover a New Meteor Shower From a Mysterious Crumbling Asteroid
This composite image shows the 2019 Geminid meteors and a meteorite-dropping fireball captured by a camera on La…
Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago
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“God of chaos” asteroid will pass close to Earth in 3 years, NASA says
An asteroid the size of three football fields will pass near Earth in three years, giving scientists a…
Researchers Prove a Stadium-Sized Asteroid Slammed into the North Sea Triggering a 330-foot Tsunami
AI-generated image of the asteroid impact. Cracking a cold case is always tricky. But figuring out one from…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 21-27, 2026
Cullen Brown captured this multi-bursting fireball on October 31, 2025, at 20:03 CDT (01:03 UT on Nov. 1st) from…
DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news
Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off…
Asteroid Ryugu Contains the Fundamental Building Blocks of Life
Asteroid Ryugu. Image credits: Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). A tiny stash of asteroid dust may help answer…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 14-20, 2026
Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on October 16, 2025, at 04:23 EDT (08:23…
NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow
NASA is monitoring an asteroid that is hurtling toward Earth at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to…
NASA Tracking House-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth Today
NASA is monitoring a house-sized asteroid that is speeding towards Earth at more than 26,200 miles per hour,…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 10-16, 2026
Trisha Field captured this impressive fireball through clouds while photographing an aurora display at 01:47 CDT (06:47 UT)…