Asteroids

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

The tech billionaires could collaborate on a "humanity-saving" moon base in case an asteroid hits Earth, Douglas MacKinnon wrote.

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has found.

Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.

The asteroid now has a greater than 2 percent chance of striking Earth, according to NASA.

According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour.

The rock is hurtling through space at a zippy 9,194 miles per hour—many times faster than a speeding bullet.

2025 BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

The newly discovered asteroid, named 2018 CN41, turned out to be a Tesla launched into space by SpaceX in 2018.

This is the first time the sound of a meteorite hitting Earth has been recorded, the University of Alberta said.

The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.

2022 CE2 will pass us at speeds of 29,661 mph, several times faster than even the speediest of bullets.

The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is expected to pass us at a distance of 95,200 miles, about twice as close as the orbit of the moon.

Explore the celestial wonders of 2025 with our guide to eclipses, meteor showers, and planetary events.

Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Get ready for a spectacular start to 2025, as one of the most active meteor showers in the astronomical calendars is set to light up the skies.

Missed the Geminids last week? Don't fret. Another meteoric light show is set to grace the skies this weekend.

The highest number of meteors will be visible at around 2 a.m. tonight, when the constellation Gemini is at its highest point in the night sky.

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

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

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

The asteroids, named 447755 (2007 JX2) and (2020 XR), are each estimated to be roughly between 900 feet and 2,100 feet across.

The asteroid, named 2024 WF5, will come over twice as close to us as the moon, at a distance of around 104,000 miles.

The asteroid—2006 WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

Asteroid 2024 PT5, otherwise known as our "second moon," ends its two-month visit to Earth on Monday.

The asteroid 16 Psyche is theorized to contain $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 worth of valuable metals, including platinum and gold.

The Geminids are "one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers," according to NASA, with up to 120 meteors falling per hour at its peak.

The asteroid, named 2024 VK3, will pass Earth at a distance of about 273,000 miles, just further than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.

The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.