Asteroid

A brilliant fireball lit up the southeastern US sky after entering Earth's atmosphere at 75,600 km/h. NASA scientists revealed the asteroid fragment was only 5 cm wide.

Asteroid 101955 Bennu poses a potential risk to Earth, with a notable close encounter calculated for September 24, 2182. Modern planetary defense techniques, proven by NASA's DART mission, offer reliable kinetic deflection methods.

NASA's LRO spacecraft discovered a massive 222-meter-wide crater on the Moon, formed in May 2024 by an asteroid or comet impact that eluded all Earth telescopes.