The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT), passing just under ...

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

A "harmless" asteroid burned up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky ...

"Asteroids are 'bits of a planet that didn't happen' that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt," ...

This asteroid, named 2024 XA1, is only the 11th object we have ever managed to detect before it entered our planet's ...

An asteroid is expected to make a “close pass” to Earth next month. In October, NASA confirmed that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 ...

XA1, struck Earth on Dec. 3, 2024, burning up over Siberia. It's the 11th detected before impact. No damage was reported.

A tiny asteroid struck Earth this morning, lighting up the dark sky over northern Siberia as it burned up. Measuring around ...

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's ...

The asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at 11:15 a.m. ET over Yakutia in northeastern Siberia, creating a massive fireball.

Research shows that some of Earth's largest asteroid impacts, despite their destruction, had minimal long-term climate ...

An asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early on Wednesday, producing a fireball before ...