USA Today20d
Fourth asteroid of the year hits Earth's atmosphere. Here's what to know
An asteroid was pegged to hit Earth “imminently,” according to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Fortunately, this one wasn’t big enough to land a team of deep-core dril ...
Space.com21d
Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th 'imminent impactor' of 2024
The asteroid should create a harmless fireball over Siberia. A tiny asteroid was detected on a collision course with Earth today (Dec. 3) and is expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
Fox News29d
Earth bids farewell to 'mini moon' asteroid set for return visit in 2055
Planet Earth is bidding farewell to a "mini moon," a harmless asteroid named 2024 PT5, which has been trailing Earth for two months and will leave on Monday, drawn away by the sun’s stronger ...
USA Today20d
Small 'imminent impactor' asteroid targeting Earth expected to produce 'nice fireball'
A completely harmless and tiny asteroid was detected early on a collision course with Earth on Tuesday. Measuring about 27 inches wide, the asteroid was detected by astronomers at the Kitt Peak ...
Newsweek25d
NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today
A bus-sized asteroid is due to zip past our planet today, skimming closer to us than our own moon. The asteroid, named 2024 WF5, is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Center for ...