Asteroid

Asteroid the size of 38 Lubavitcher Rebbes to pass Earth on Chabad head's yahrzeit - NASA

Asteroid 2003 LN6, the size of 38 Menachem Mendel Schneersons, is set to pass the Earth on June 18, the anniversary of the death of the Chabad movement leader.

An illustrative image of an asteroid orbiting the Earth.
An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

Asteroid to fly within 176 Bulgarias of Earth on Monday, May 18 - NASA

An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

Asteroid the size of 60 sloths to fly past the Earth tomorrow

A handout image taken by the Artemis II crew captures craters dotting the surface of the Moon, revealing its rugged, ancient surface, photographed by the NASA Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft during the lunar flyby mission, April 6, 2026.

Jordan joins Artemis Accords, int'l principles for exploring Moon, Mars, space, NASA says


Asteroid the size of 16.5 John Cenas to pass Earth on Friday, March 15 - NASA

Asteroid 2024 EK3, around the size of three and a half adult female American bison (aka buffalo), and 2020 FU, the size of 16.5 John Cenas will pass Earth on the day Julius Caesar was killed.

 John Cena asteroid illustration

NASA wanted to change an asteroid's orbit. It also changed the asteroid's shape - study

NASA sent the DART mission to hit an asteroid to try and change its orbit.

NASA's DART Mission heads for an asteroid, from behind the NEXT–C ion engine (illustrative).

Asteroid the size of 6 peacocks to fly close to Earth on Thursday - NASA

Asteroid 2024 DW is the size of around six adult Indian peacocks and will fly within the Moon's orbit of the Earth on February 22, according to NASA.

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Asteroid the size of eight Taylor Swifts to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

Asteroid era? Don't worry, the asteroid measured in terms of the "Shake it Off" sensation won't hit the Earth. It's not like "Everything Has Changed."

 An asteroid is seen flying near Earth in this artistic illustration.

Asteroid the size of 64 Canada geese to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

Calculations by NASA predict that the asteroid won't come anywhere close to Earth during its flyby.

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Asteroid the size of two ducks impacts above Germany

Asteroid 2024 BX1 impacted above Germany, disintegrating into a harmless fireball near Berlin. This marks the eighth time an asteroid was predicted right before an impact like this.

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Giant asteroid passes close to Earth, potential danger averted

A massive asteroid, approximately 1 kilometer in diameter, approached within 5.5 million kilometers of Earth.

 Asteroid near Earth

NASA retrieves asteroid sample, but can't open the lid to get it

After three years, a capsule returned to Earth with material collected from an asteroid, but the majority of the samples remain inaccessible due to a problem with two screws.


Giant asteroid the size of 1,000 capybaras to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

Asteroid 349507 (2008 QY) is around 1.2 kilometers in diameter, or around 1,000 capybaras – large enough that an impact event (which won't happen now) could be a worldwide catastrophe.

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

NASA to probe asteroid worth 40 million times more than Elon Musk

Asteroid 16 Psyche is bigger than the island of Cyprus and is thought to be so full of iron and nickel that it could be worth $10,000 quadrillion, worth more than all the money in the world.

 16 PSYCHE is an asteroid thought to house billions of dollars in minerals. An upcoming NASA mission will explore this massive asteroid (Illustrative).