Asteroid

Asteroid the size of 60 sloths to fly past the Earth tomorrow

Sloths are the slowest mammals of all, but asteroid 2026 HX3 is anything but that – both in terms of being slow and in terms of being mammals.

An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.
A handout image taken by the Artemis II crew captures craters dotting the surface of the Moon, revealing its rugged, ancient surface, photographed by the NASA Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft during the lunar flyby mission, April 6, 2026.

Jordan joins Artemis Accords, int'l principles for exploring Moon, Mars, space, NASA says

 An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

NASA tracks colossal asteroid on a close approach to Earth

 Ryugu.

Space sample reveals all five building blocks of DNA, scientists say


Asteroid the size of 6 peacocks to fly close to Earth on Thursday - NASA

Asteroid 2024 DW is the size of around six adult Indian peacocks and will fly within the Moon's orbit of the Earth on February 22, according to NASA.

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Asteroid the size of eight Taylor Swifts to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

Asteroid era? Don't worry, the asteroid measured in terms of the "Shake it Off" sensation won't hit the Earth. It's not like "Everything Has Changed."

 An asteroid is seen flying near Earth in this artistic illustration.

Asteroid the size of 64 Canada geese to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

Calculations by NASA predict that the asteroid won't come anywhere close to Earth during its flyby.

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Asteroid the size of two ducks impacts above Germany

Asteroid 2024 BX1 impacted above Germany, disintegrating into a harmless fireball near Berlin. This marks the eighth time an asteroid was predicted right before an impact like this.

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Giant asteroid passes close to Earth, potential danger averted

A massive asteroid, approximately 1 kilometer in diameter, approached within 5.5 million kilometers of Earth.

 Asteroid near Earth

NASA retrieves asteroid sample, but can't open the lid to get it

After three years, a capsule returned to Earth with material collected from an asteroid, but the majority of the samples remain inaccessible due to a problem with two screws.


Giant asteroid the size of 1,000 capybaras to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

Asteroid 349507 (2008 QY) is around 1.2 kilometers in diameter, or around 1,000 capybaras – large enough that an impact event (which won't happen now) could be a worldwide catastrophe.

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

NASA to probe asteroid worth 40 million times more than Elon Musk

Asteroid 16 Psyche is bigger than the island of Cyprus and is thought to be so full of iron and nickel that it could be worth $10,000 quadrillion, worth more than all the money in the world.

 16 PSYCHE is an asteroid thought to house billions of dollars in minerals. An upcoming NASA mission will explore this massive asteroid (Illustrative).

Biblical sin city Sodom destroyed by asteroid stronger than nuke - expert

Excavations in Jordan offer compelling evidence for the authenticity of the biblical tale of the destruction of Sodom, but by an asteroid impact, says theologian Dr. John Bergsma.

‘THE DESTRUCTION Of Sodom And Gomorrah,’ John Martin, 1852

Judgment Day: Three asteroids fly fast past Earth on Yom Kippur - NASA

Yom Kippur is traditionally when, according to Jewish belief, God signs our fates in the Book of Life, judging our actions and deciding who lives and who dies. Also, asteroids are flying past Earth.

 An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image