In prehistoric times, far more severe impacts occurred; most famously, a comet or asteroid thought to be six to nine miles across hit the Earth about 66 million years ago, killing off the
The asteroid, known as 2022 RM4, is expected to pass by Earth on Nov. 1 – about 1.5 million miles away at its closest point. According to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies, the
0:30. An asteroid hit Earth hours after it was discovered Monday, turning into a dazzling fireball that was spotted throughout Europe. Around 12:18 p.m. ET Sunday, astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky
Using big telescopes, NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies looks for asteroids and comets (called near earth objects, or NEOs) that "enter Earth's neighborhood," meaning coming within 45
A massive 150-foot asteroid called '2023 FZ3', which is as big as an aeroplane, is estimated to come close to Earth on April 6. The asteroid is moving towards Earth at a speed of 67656 kmph and will closely approach the planet at a distance of 4,190,000 km. However, as per reports, the asteroid won't turn into a hazardous threat to Earth. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National
The asteroid Bennu is a scientific gem, but a potentially dangerous one: No other space rock has a higher known probability of hitting Earth in the next 200 years. NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid
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