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Reports of a "fireball" sighting from the sky on Thursday afternoon have come in from across metro Atlanta and the broader ...
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – Reports are pouring in from across the South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee about a possible meteor. The National Weather Service said numerous social media posts from the ...
Based on the data collected on its trajectory at that point, the asteroid had a 1.3% chance of hitting Earth. The percentage fluctuated over the next few months, reaching as high as 3.1%.
Soviet spacecraft plunging back to Earth 53 years after launching 03:37. Just weeks ago, scientists warned that a "city killer" asteroid had a small chance of hitting Earth. While that prediction ...
The largest earthquake to hit Earth occurred in Chile. With a massive magnitude of 9.5, the world's largest earthquake took place in Bio-Bio, Chile on May 22, 1960. 64.
An episode of the hit 1970s TV series The Six Million Dollar Man characterized a Russian Venus spacecraft as a “death probe” when it accidentally returned to Earth.
Lyrids hit peak activity in April: How to see the first meteor shower of spring The Lyrid meteor shower can produce bright whizzing fireballs when it peaks every April.
‘City-killer’ asteroid now on crash course with the moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit By . Isabel Keane. Published April 3, 2025, 2:19 p.m. ET.
A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it highlights the need to stay vigilant.
A Soviet space probe stuck in orbit since a failed 1972 launch has finally crashed to Earth. At 9:24 a.m. Moscow time (2:24 a.m. EDT) on May 10, the spacecraft, dubbed Kosmos 482, entered Earth ...
A half-ton Soviet-era spacecraft launched in 1972 is expected crash into Earth after orbiting the planet for 53 years. Originally destined for Venus but stuck in orbit after a rocket malfunction ...
The asteroid may hit the moon. The 2024 YR4 asteroid caused quite a stir when astronomers first reported it via the Minor Planet Center in December 2024. Based on the data collected on its ...