Asteroid
Giant asteroid 2025 FA22, 1000x the Chelyabinsk meteorite's mass, rushes past earth today
ESA says there is no impact risk after refined tracking; the virtual telescope project is streaming the flyby from tuscany.
No danger, says NASA: Airplane-sized asteroid buzzed Earth at 28,000 mph
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Asteroid the size of 59 Avi Loebs to pass Earth on Wednesday, Aug. 27 - NASA
Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist, kindly provided his measurements for use in this article during an interview with The Jerusalem Post.
Asteroid the size of 3 T. rex dinosaurs to pass Earth Sunday - NASA
Asteroid 2025 PM is around the size of three Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaurs. The asteroid won't hit the Earth, according to NASA calculations, and even if it did... life finds a way.
Asteroid the size of 145 Elmos to fly past Earth on Tuesday, July 15 - NASA
Asteroid 2025 MA90 is set to fly past the Earth on Tuesday, July 15. With an estimated diameter of 88.8 meters, that comes out to around 145 Elmos, thanks to measurements taken by Drew Brees.
Two asteroids the size of 32 George Washingtons to pass Earth on Fourth of July - NASA
Americans will use anything but the metric system. So let's put that to its most logical conclusion and measure asteroids with the first US president: George Washington.
Hiroshima University Discovers Rare Mineral on Asteroid Ryugu, Challenging Space Theories
Masaaki Miyahara said it’s like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice - suggesting either a surprising local environment or long-distance transport in the early solar system.
Night lizards survived dinosaur-killing asteroid impact and still inhabit the region
Scientists suggest their secretive lifestyle and slow metabolism helped them endure the mass extinction.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the Moon in 2032 with a 4.3% chance
NASA says even if it hits, the Moon's orbit will remain unchanged.
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
New research finds gaps in fossil record, not actual extinction trends, explain apparent dinosaur decline.
NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson
Flyby of Donaldjohanson will test Lucy's navigation before mission to Jupiter Trojans.
Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth
The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, is orbiting on a path that will bring it close to Earth in 2032, with scientists previously calculating impact probability at around 3%.