Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A “city killer” asteroid the size of the Empire State ...

NASA confirms asteroid 2025 QV9 is on track. The rock measures approximately 100 feet wide. It travels at a high speed of 10,319 miles per hour. The asteroid will fly past Earth on 10 September. Its ...

The sound many people heard, NASA confirmed, was a sonic boom caused by a meteor breaking apart when traveling through ...

‘City-Killer’ Asteroid 2024 YR4 Goes Viral As NASA Sounds Off On Its Impact Risk Pixabay The phrase 'city-killer asteroid' has quickly gone viral online after scientists tracked a near-Earth object ...

An asteroid named 2026JH2 will swing by Earth on Monday, passing four times closer than our distance to the moon.

A massive airplane-sized asteroid named (2026 JP1) is set to fly past Earth on May 20, 2026. Scientists say it is safe, but ...

Asteroid alerts often sound more dramatic than the actual risk they pose. This time, NASA is tracking asteroid 2026 HW2, a ...

An asteroid is hurtling towards Earth. It's the size of the Eiffel Tower, shaped like a peanut and potentially hazardous—sounds scary, right? Take asteroid 2026 JH2. It was first detected on May 10, ...

Asteroid 2026 HW2, approximately 370 feet wide, will closely approach Earth on May 29 at 4:30 PM IST, traveling at about ...

A massive asteroid may collide with Earth in 2025, according to predictions by the famous 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus. Nostradamus, known for his eerily accurate forecasts, reportedly ...

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