An asteroid as big as a car just flew past Earth

File this in the “Better to learn about after-the-fact file”: A large asteroid flew past Earth Tuesday night, just days after it was discovered. The car-sized space rock, known as “2026 FM3,″ came ...

It's coming today: NASA tracks car-sized asteroid on a direct path toward Earth - here's what we know

NASA asteroid 2026 FM3: A car-sized asteroid, 2026 FM3, passes Earth today. Scientists confirm no danger to our planet. The ...
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What if the biggest asteroid hit Earth?

What if the biggest asteroid hit Earth? This video explores the potential consequences of a massive asteroid impact, ...
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A big asteroid won't hit the moon. Many scientists had wished it would.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The James Webb Space Telescope has observed Asteroid 2024 YR4 again, refining its trajectory and ruling out a potential collision ...

7-ton asteroid lights up Northeast Ohio skies, fragments above Medina County

Skies across Northeast Ohio lit up with a fireball Tuesday morning, caused by an asteroid weighing about seven tons.

An asteroid hit the North Sea, causing a tsunami taller than Big Ben. Here’s what happened

Scientists have finally solved a years-long puzzle. New research reveals that a 160-metre wide asteroid smashed into the southern North Sea, off the coast of Yorkshire, around 40 million years ago, tr ...
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Dangerous asteroid no longer expected to hit the moon in 2032

There's some welcome news for astronomers as a threatening asteroid is no longer expected to impact the moon. For a brief time, the space rock called "Asteroid 2024 YR4" was considered to be the most ...

That small asteroid named YR4 is definitely not going to hit the moon

New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032.