On June 5, 2025, a massive asteroid known as 424482 (2008 DG5) is set to pass by Earth. The asteroid, which measures ...

A large asteroid is headed towards ... would potentially be depends not only on the size of the asteroid, but also its composition. By comparison, the asteroid that ended the age of the dinosaur ...

DG5 is classified within the Apollo group—asteroids characterized by orbits that cross Earth's trajectory around the Sun. It ...

Most large objects in the solar system ... millions of people and cause a global climate crisis. The 415029 asteroid size comparison. Picture: SpaceReference.Org Astronomers estimate about ...

Astronomers will adjust the likelihood on a daily basis as they take in more information about the asteroid’s size and trajectory ... making it at least as large as a 14-story building ...

“If you’d like to compare it to a previous asteroid impact, the Tunguska Event in Russia in 1908 involved an asteroid which was a roughly similar size to ... the next truly large asteroid ...

A huge asteroid, 2025 JR, has caught the world’s notice because it is on a course for a close approach to Earth.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every ... European Space Agency said in a statement. In comparison, this is not like the largest asteroid ( 6.2 mile diameter) to hit planet ...

With Christmas Eve just around the corner, many children might be hoping to spot Santa flying overhead. But NASA has now warned that reindeer won't be the only things soaring above Earth in the ...

A large asteroid is headed towards Earth – and ... Just how devastating the impact would potentially be depends not only on the size of the asteroid, but also its composition. By comparison, the ...