Asteroid

Museum curator made a habit of monitoring flashes on the moon

Daichi Fujii has logged about 60 impacts on the Moon since 2011, giving astronomers fresh data on asteroid strike rates.

The surface of the moon.
Illustration: asteroid near earth.

Giant asteroid 2025 FA22, 1000x the Chelyabinsk meteorite's mass, rushes past earth today

The orbit of 2025 QV5 around the Sun brings it close to Earth and Venus. For most of the next century, the asteroid will pass closer to Venus more often

No danger, says NASA: Airplane-sized asteroid buzzed Earth at 28,000 mph

This image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera, July 21, 2025.

A new guest in the cosmic neighborhood: The possible extraterrestrial origins of 3I/ATLAS


Asteroid the size of 2.5 chinchillas impacts over Russia, no damages reported - NASA, ESA

The asteroid is the 11th to have been detected by scientists before impacting Earth. However, due to its small size, it did not cause any damage.

 An asteroid is seen heading towards the planet in this artistic rendition.

Bigger than the dinosaur-killer, asteroid S2 smashed life on Earth into a higher gear

Researchers discovered a 3.26-billion-year-old asteroid impact acted as 'giant fertilizer bomb,' aiding early microbial life.

 en from a meteorite impact.

'God of Darkness' asteroid will pass so close it is expected to get 'the shakes'

When Apophis was discovered in 2004, initial calculations indicated that it could approach Earth with a risk of collision.

 Asteroid Lutetia.

Asteroid the size of two house cats hit Earth's atm. over the Philippines - report

The asteroid is just around a meter in diameter and is not expected to cause any damage. It will most likely burn in the atmosphere, forming a fireball.

 Screenshot  from a video showing the asteroid impacting with the atmopshere as witnessed from Gonzaga in Cagayan province, Philippines, on September 4. Allan Madelar/Facebook

Asteroid twice the size of Chicago spun Jupiter's moon around, made gravity anomaly - study

A new study claims that a gigantic asteroid twice the size of Chicago may have struck Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, four billion years ago and changed its axis.

 An artistic illustration of an asteroid impact.

Meteor explodes over NYC after flying 58 times faster than Boeing jet - NASA

A meteor was spotted in New York, flying over the Statue of Liberty before exploding above Manhattan. However, NASA if it, or military activity, caused the loud booms.

The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island

Asteroid the size of 258 UEFA Euros trophies to pass Earth in close flyby - NASA

Asteroid 2024 MK is around 154.9 meters wide, around the size of 258 Henri Delaunay trophies won during UEFA European Football Championships (Euros). And it's flying very close to Earth.

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Giant asteroid the size of 770 lions to pass Earth Thursday, June 27 - NASA

Using the ESA's measurement, asteroid (415029) 2011 UL21 is around the size of 770 adult male lions from head to tail. 

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Asteroid twice the size of the Western Wall to pass Earth on Jerusalem Day - NASA

The asteroid was originally going to be measured with the Beit Hamikdash, aka the ancient First and Second Temples of Jerusalem, per the birthday wishes of the writer's father (happy birthday, dad!).

 An asteroid is seen flying near the Earth, specifically near the Middle East, in this artistic illustration.

Asteroid the size of 54 Donald Trumps to pass Earth Friday - NASA

Asteroid 2008 XH is estimated to be around 102.5 meters in diameter. That makes it around 54 times the size of former US president Donald Trump.

 An asteroid is seen orbiting near Earth in this 3D illustration.