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 18 platypus to fly closer to Earth than Moon - NASA

Asteroid 2023 FH7's diameter is the size of 18 male platypus lined up bill-to-tail. It is merely one of six passing the Earth on March 30, each of which is listed here with their own comparisons.

An asteroid is seen orbiting around Earth in this artistic rendering.

Asteroid the size of 33 armadillos to pass Earth Sunday - NASA

Asteroid 2023 FL2 is 35 meters, which is as much as almost 33 nine-banded armadillos lined up tail-to-snout. However, it won't hit us, and armadillos might even be more dangerous.

 An asteroid is seen near Earth in this artistic illustration.

Asteroid the size of 22 tuna fish to fly closer to Earth than the Moon - NASA

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 is set to fly very close to the Earth on Saturday and was initially feared to be on a collision course for Earth in 2026.

 An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image

Big asteroid impacts may be more damaging than we thought - study

The research, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, implies that big asteroid impacts were actually much more destructive and powerful than we thought.

 Artistic depiction of an asteroid slamming into tropical, shallow seas of the sulfur-rich Yucatan Peninsula in what is today southeast Mexico, killing the dinosaurs.

Asteroid the size of 23 borzoi dogs to pass Earth Saturday - NASA

Asteroid 2023 EZ is roughly the size of over 23 borzoi dogs standing in a line tail to snout. According to NASA, this 34 meter asteroid will pass Earth safely.

An asteroid is seen orbiting around Earth in this artistic rendering.

Happy Pi Day: Can you solve NASA's space challenges?

Pi is essential for studying the universe, so NASA uses it often. Students can solve some real problems related to Pi that NASA had to deal with in the past.

 In honor of the mathematical constant pi – and its many uses in space exploration – the annual NASA Pi Day Challenge offers four math problems involving real NASA missions and science.

Asteroid the size of 69 American alligators to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

The massive asteroid 2023 CM is estimated to be as much as 320 meters in diameter and is set to pass Earth. It won't hit, but if it did, it could devastate a continent.

 An asteroid is seen passing the Earth in this artistic illustration.

New asteroid the size of 27 pandas could hit the Earth in 2046 - ESA, NASA

Newly discovered asteroid 2023 DW has a notable nonzero chance of hitting the Earth in 2046, but will it? And will it be bad? Asteroid experts discuss the findings.

An asteroid is seen approaching Earth (illustrative).

Asteroid the size of 112 camels to pass Earth Wednesday - NASA

Asteroid 2023 DQ could be as wide as 270 meters, which is the combined height of over 112 Dromedary camels. NASA says it will pass Earth on Shushan Purim.

 An asteroid is seen passing by the Earth in a flyby (Illustrative).

Asteroid the size of 145 horses to pass Earth on Purim - NASA

Asteroid 535844 (2015 BY310) is estimated to be as much as 250 meters in diameter, around as much as 145 Clydesdale horses, and it's passing us on Purim.

 An asteroid is seen near the Earth in this artisitc illustration.