Asteroid

Asteroid to fly within 176 Bulgarias of Earth on Monday, May 18 - NASA

The asteroid's expected distance from the Earth is several times greater than that of Bulgaria – a country that, in no way coincidentally, just won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.

An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.
An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

Asteroid the size of 60 sloths to fly past the Earth tomorrow

A handout image taken by the Artemis II crew captures craters dotting the surface of the Moon, revealing its rugged, ancient surface, photographed by the NASA Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft during the lunar flyby mission, April 6, 2026.

Jordan joins Artemis Accords, int'l principles for exploring Moon, Mars, space, NASA says

 An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

NASA tracks colossal asteroid on a close approach to Earth


Judgment Day: Three asteroids fly fast past Earth on Yom Kippur - NASA

Yom Kippur is traditionally when, according to Jewish belief, God signs our fates in the Book of Life, judging our actions and deciding who lives and who dies. Also, asteroids are flying past Earth.

 An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image

NASA's first asteroid sample on track for Sunday parachute landing in Utah

The asteroid sample is headed for a fiery plunge through the atmosphere and a parachute landing in the Utah desert on Sunday.

 This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu, composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on December 2, 2018 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km).

Asteroid the size of 81 bulldogs to pass Earth on Wednesday - NASA

Asteroid 2021 JA5 is around the size of 81 bulldogs, the symbol of the college football team of the University of Georgia. But it won't hit us – hopefully the Bulldog team will have better luck.

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

AI spots huge asteroid the size of 182 beavers that humans missed

An AI algorithm was able to spot a massive potentially hazardous asteroid, 2022 SF289, that humans had missed, showing the capabilities of this technology for planetary defense.

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Asteroid the size of 100 Barbie dolls to pass Earth on Thursday - NASA

Asteroid 2023 OR1 is set to pass Earth on Thursday, July 27, and is the size of over 100 Barbie dolls. It won't hit the Earth though – it's fantastic!

 An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image

Asteroid the size of 45 aardvarks to fly past Earth Wednesday - NASA

Asteroid 2023 NE1, said by NASA to pass the Earth on Wednesday, July 19, is as much as 100 meters in diameter. Or in other words, around 45 aardvarks.

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

Humans' ancestors, dogs, bats may have coexisted with dinosaurs – study

Primates, whom humans evolved from, rabbits and hares, dogs and cats were shown to have evolved just before the mass extinction, so they coexisted with dinosaurs.

 Life reconstruction of Brontosaurus excelsus, a type of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur (Illustrative).

Asteroid the size of 35 chickens to pass Earth on Saturday - NASA

Asteroid 2023 NY – no relation to the US state of New York – is set to pass Earth on Saturday. At 25 meters, it's around the size of over 35 chickens.

 An asteroid is seen flying near Earth in this artistic illustration.

Asteroid the size of 100 hot dogs to pass Earth on Monday - NASA

Asteroid 2018 NW has a diameter of around 16 meters, which is around as much as 100 hot dogs. But hold onto your buns because it isn't going to hit us – though it may fly close.

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

Asteroid the size of 3,500 Big Mac hamburgers to pass Earth - NASA

Asteroid 2023 HO6 is passing Earth right after the Fourth of July. In honor of this, we are using a quintessential American food, the McDonald's Big Mac hamburger, as our metric of choice.

 An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image