An asteroid only about 80 centimetres wide was detected in space just hours before it entered Earth’s atmosphere, giving ...

The asteroid was estimated at about 0.8 meters, and it posed zero threat to people or infrastructure on the ground.

CERNQ52, a diminutive asteroid, streaked into Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, detected by astronomers merely hours ...

An asteroid brushed Australia's northwest on Sunday, September 6. So, how often do they hit Earth and how different are they ...

A small asteroid burnt up harmlessly over the Indian Ocean after being detected just hours before impact, marking a rare ...

Is asteroid Apophis ever going to hit Earth? For a while, people had reason to worry. When astronomers first spotted it back in 2004, their early calculations showed a small, but ...

What would happen if some of the deadliest asteroids in Earth's history struck the planet at the same time? The destruction ...

Meteors can light up the sky in the form of shooting stars, but they often burn up in the atmosphere. Some are able to make it through, however.