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NASA March 8, 2023

NASA says it's tracking 161-foot newly-found asteroid that has 'very small chance' of striking Earth

An asteroid with a diameter of about 161 feet has a "very small chance" of striking Earth on Feb. 14, 2046, NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office said.

Kansas February 19, 2023

Kansas night sky lit up by 'small swarm of meteors'

The National Weather Service's office in Goodland, Kansas, captured a "small swarm of meteors" that vaporized in Earth's atmosphere early Sunday morning.

VIDEO February 19, 2023

'Small swarm of meteors' seen in the skies over Goodland, Kansas

The National Weather Service's Goodland office captured video of meteors lighting up the night sky on Sunday.

VIDEO February 19, 2023

Sonic boom heard as meteor crashes into ground near McAllen, Texas

A sonic boom was captured on a home video camera as a meteor crashed into the ground near McAllen, Texas. CREDIT: Fox 4

SCIENCE February 14, 2023

Asteroid caught on video lighting up western Europe's skies before making impact in France

A three-feet meteoroid, also categorized as a small asteroid, was seen lighting up the skies of western Europe before making impact in France Monday by the English Channel.

Astronomy February 7, 2023

Webb Space Telescope 'unexpectedly' finds its smallest asteroid yet

The James Webb Space Telescope may have accidentally discovered an asteroid that NASA says is likely the smallest observed to date by the $10 billion-dollar observatory.

Asteroids January 26, 2023

Asteroid to rocket past Earth in one of closest encounters ever

NASA said that the asteroid, known as 2023 BU, will pass close to Earth on Thursday night. This will be a near miss, according to scientists at the agency.

Asteroids January 5, 2023

Green comet will pass by Earth for first time since Neanderthals roamed Earth

The green-colored comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), which was first discovered by astronomers in March 2022, will make its closest approach to Earth later in the month.

Asteroids January 4, 2023

Quadrantid meteor shower peaks as moon creates poor viewing conditions

The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first and one of the best of the year, was peaking Wednesday morning amid a nearly full moon and stormy weather conditions.

Asteroids December 15, 2022

Russian space capsule leak likely due to micrometeorite strike, official says

An official said a coolant leak, likely due to a micrometeorite strike, was detected from the Russian space capsule docked to the International Space Station.

Asteroids December 14, 2022

Geminid meteor shower fast facts

The Geminids Meteor Shower is peaking Wednesday morning, with most of the more than 100 bright fragments visible over the Northern Hemisphere, according to NASA.