1 day ago · The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope located in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spied the space rock on December 27. The telescope is one of the …

1 day ago · Scattered moments in history have hinted at the grave nature of an impact event. This can be seen first-hand with sites like the 66-million-year-old Chicxulub crater in the Yucatán …

Damage to trees caused by the Tunguska event. The object, just 50–80 metres (150–240 feet) across, exploded 6–10 km (4–6 miles) above the surface, shattering windows hundreds of km …

5 days ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4 swept into the view of the ATLAS asteroid impact early warning system – with telescopes in Hawaii, Chile and South Africa – on December 25, 2024. As of …

Jan 7, 2025 · When a meteoroid survives its trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it’s called a meteorite. Meteorites typically range between the size of a pebble and a fist. …

Jan 22, 2025 · This security camera video records the sight and sound of a small meteorite impact at a home in Marshfield, Prince Edward Island on July 25, 2024. Courtesy Joe Velaidum and …

4 days ago · The asteroid, designated 2024 YR 4, was first noticed on December 27, 2024, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS); searches quickly revealed that ATLAS …

A meteorite impact occurs when a rocky, metallic (typically iron), or icy body that had been orbiting the Sun passes through the atmosphere to hit the Earth’s surface.

Apr 4, 2024 · Meteorite Impact Craters. Meteorites crash through Earth’s atmosphere with tremendous force. The largest meteorites leave enormous holes in the ground called impact …

Sep 26, 2022 · impact event, collision of astronomical objects. Most collisions involve asteroids, comets, or meteoroids colliding with larger objects, such as planets or moons. Most impact …