C0WEPC5, as the asteroid has been temporarily named, entered Earth's atmosphere at 1:15 a.m. local time on Dec. 4 over Russia ...

The European Space Agency said that the asteroid, which was about 27.5 inches wide, was seen burning up across the sky on Dec ...

A week full of asteroid visits concludes with another one zooming past Earth at a close distance on the night of Dec 6. The ...

A small asteroid named C0WEPC5, about 70 cm in diameter, will collide with Earth over Northern Siberia, creating a harmless fireball. The impact is predicted at 9:45 PM IST. This marks the fourth ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a method to detect small asteroids in the main asteroid belt, significantly improving our ability to spot objects as little as 10 meters across. This new technique, ...

A car-sized asteroid will pass at about half the distance ... space rock exploded into a spectacular fireball above Siberia. Multiple photographers in the city of Oleminsk, near which pieces ...

Asteroid hunter Dr Franck Marchis has warned the world was perilously close to disaster just days ago.Earlier this week, an asteroid exploded in the skies above Siberia, giving space agencies ...

Editor’s Note: The livestream event meant to show Asteroid 2020 XR making its pass by Earth has been canceled due to weather. (NEXSTAR) — A day after a small asteroid impacted Earth on Tuesday ...

Did a collision with a giant asteroid or comet change the shape of life on Earth forever? It is widely agreed that such an object -- 10 kilometers across -- struck just off the coast of the ...

A new "main-belt comet" — a comet-like object masquerading as an asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter — has been identified, bringing the tally of these beguiling objects up to 14.

Asteroid Apophis: NASA’s eyes are set on giant asteroid which is set to make closer approach to Earth in near future. They feared that if this meteorite is as big as rock, and it touches the Earth, it ...