Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

A NASA scientist has warned that "the risk of an asteroid impact is real" and the "consequences ... We live our lives with ...

the Tunguska Event in Russia in 1908 involved an asteroid which was a roughly similar size to this one,” said Ms. Lee. “It exploded above the ground and knocked down 80 million trees.” ...

Officials in Yakutia were placed on alert as the asteroid approached, but they confirmed no damage was reported following its descent. The European Space Agency (ESA) said the asteroid - believed ...

Locals in Russia's remote region of Yakutia witnessed a comet-like fireball falling to the earth early ... reports on the phenomenon. The asteroid, which burned up the atmosphere and lit up ...

KUNMING -- An observatory in Southwest China's Yunnan province has captured rare images of a falling near-Earth asteroid, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced on Friday. The Lijiang ...

(Reuters) - An asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early on Wednesday, producing a fireball before likely burning up in the atmosphere, officials and scientists ...

The user-generated videos were authenticated by the Associated Press. Officials in Yakutia were placed on alert as the asteroid approached, but they confirmed no damage was reported following its ...

Edriam Salter covers her nose with her sweater as she takes tentative steps through the Ottawa house she and her sister used to call home."I can't believe this was the place I used to live, this was ...