While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that ...

An asteroid streaked past northern Siberia in the middle of the night Tuesday before burning up in Earth’s atmosphere, lighting up the skies with a blinding flash, dramatic video shows.

In September 2023, the asteroid sampler container returned to Earth, but scientists struggled to open it until January 10, 2024. Later, NASA shared photos of its contents: black dust and rocks ...

JAXA proudly tweeted pictures from the rovers, which reached Earth via the spaceship Hayabusa-2. Hayabusa-2 reached the asteroid Ryugu in June this year after a three-and-a-half-year journey.

A tiny asteroid struck Earth this morning, lighting up the dark sky over northern Siberia as it burned up. Measuring around 27 inches wide, the asteroid—temporarily designated C0WEPC5—was ...

The shot, captured during the launch of the European Space Agency's Hera asteroid-inspecting mission ... than it typically ...

Falling Asteroid Lights up Sky in Russia's Remote Yakutia (Reuters) - An asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early on Wednesday, producing a fireball before ...

A small asteroid careened toward Earth before burning up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky witnessed across the region. The space rock ...