4), as a sizable space rock zipped by just 1.4 million miles (2.2 million kilometers) away. The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT ...
The small space rock should hit Earth's atmosphere today around 11:15 a.m. ET (1615 GMT). The asteroid is completely harmless and is expected to produce a "nice fireball in the sky over northern ...
Asteroid 2020 XR flew by Earth in the wee hours of December 4 A "potentially hazardous" asteroid skimmed past Earth at 12:27 am ET on December 4 (10:57 am IST). The huge space rock, about the size of ...
The asteroid, formally named 2024 XA1, measured about 28 inches across, and had only been spotted a mere 12 hours before it collided with our planet's atmosphere. The European Space Agency (ESA ...
It's the first of two expected asteroid fly-bys this week. The European Space Agency issued an alert for the 27-inch asteroid at 4:27 a.m. ET, with the agency saying the celestial rock would ...
Fly-by asteroids are said to be fairly common as astronomers’ have increasingly become able to detect them. Since October 2023, Nasa has reported that 132 known asteroids have passed nearer the Earth ...
The asteroid was first observed with the University of Arizona's Bok telescope by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey and Spacewatch, NASA confirmed. The impact prediction was made by the Scout ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of ...
The asteroid, measuring less than 70 centimetres (27.5 inches) in diameter, was identified earlier in the day on a "collision course" with Earth, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).
A small asteroid was visible in northern Siberia on Tuesday, as it closed in on its collision course with Earth. It's first of two expected flybys this week. The European Space Agency issued an ...