Artist's impression of an asteroid. This image is not intended to reflect the characteristics of any specific known asteroid. Imagine you’re driving down a country road at 50 miles per hour. Up ahead ...

A tiny asteroid was detected on a collision course with Earth today (Dec. 3) and is expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere. The asteroid measures around 27 inches (70 centimeters) wide and was ...

Something in the sky captured the attention of astronomers in the final days of 2024. A telescope in Chile scanning the night sky detected a faint point of light, and it didn’t correspond to any of ...