At around 12:40 p.m. Eastern time today, an asteroid raced through Earth’s atmosphere. You may have noticed, however, that scientific communities didn’t panic, nor did governments issue evacua ...

(NewsNation) — A small asteroid that was on a path to collide with Earth burned up after entering the atmosphere near the ...

The potential for damage arises because of the incredibly high speed (about 17 kilometers per second, or 38,028 miles per hour) at which the asteroid would enter the atmosphere.” Asteroids of ...

burn up upon entering our atmosphere. In the recent asteroid crash, the International Meteor Organisation said no meteorites had been recovered. Some people in Iceland reported seeing bright ...

The asteroid hit Earth’s atmosphere, falling from the sky at roughly 4 a.m. Central European Time. Many videos and images of the asteroid have surfaced on social media, showing off the bright ...

If the asteroid were to enter the atmosphere over the ocean, models indicate that airbursting objects of this size would be unlikely to cause significant tsunami, either from the middle of the ...

The potential for damage arises because of the incredibly high speed at which the asteroid would enter the atmosphere."Asteroids of this size impact Earth every few thousand years, and they can ...