AsteroidsDecember 223 asteroids, including one bigger than the Washington Monument, to fly past Earth on Christmas Day Three asteroids, including one that's larger than the Washington Monument, are set to safely fly past Earth on Christmas Day, according to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies.
AsteroidsDecember 21Ursid meteor shower to peak this week: What to know Though the Geminid meteor shower was the last major meteor shower of 2020, skywatchers will get another show to close out the year, the Ursid meteor shower.
AsteroidsDecember 14Geminid meteor shower is coming: what to know The Geminid meteor shower is the last one of the year and it's set to give stargazers a great show, experts say.
SCIENCEDecember 5Japanese capsule returns to Earth with important asteroid samples Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully released a small capsule on Saturday and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet, the country’s space agency said.
AsteroidsDecember 3Fireball causes boom, unnerving upstate New York: 'It looked like a gold metallic flash' A fireball that rattled windows and was felt from southern Ontario to Virginia midday Wednesday is widely thought to be an asteroid, experts believe.
NASADecember 3NASA confirms mysterious object orbiting Earth is 1960s-era rocket booster The space object that was captured by Earth's orbit is indeed a rocket booster from the 1960s, NASA confirmed.
AsteroidsDecember 1Mysterious object that could be 1960s rocket booster will fly past Earth today: how to view it A mysterious space object that has been captured by Earth's orbit and is widely believed to be a rocket booster from the 1960s is now viewable to skygazers as it gets closer to the planet.
AsteroidsNovember 27Spacecraft that successfully 'bombed' an asteroid is close to home with valuable cargo A Japanese spacecraft that successfully "bombed" an asteroid after a 2 billion mile journey through space is close to returning to Earth.
AsteroidsNovember 24Remarkable fireball captured breaking up on film An enormous fireball was caught on camera streaking across the night sky in Australia, before breaking up over the Tasman Sea.
AsteroidsNovember 17Pickup truck-sized asteroid came less than 300 miles from hitting Earth An asteroid roughly the size of a Ford F-150 flew less than 300 miles away from Earth last week, setting a record for the closest-known asteroid to fly past the planet without hitting it, NASA announced.
