Asteroids
Breakthrough Listen is Going to Scan ‘Oumuamua, You Know, Just to be Sure it’s Just an Asteroid and Not a Spaceship.
Using the Greenbank Radio Telescope, Breakthrough Listen plans to "listen" to 'Oumuamua to see if there are any signs of…
That Interstellar Asteroid is Probably Pretty Strange Looking
A new study by a team of international researchers shows that the interstellar asteroid `Oumuamua is pretty odd in terms…
Dinosaur Killing Asteroid hit Earth in Exactly the Wrong Spot
A new study by a pair of Japanese researchers indicates that the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs…
Astronomers Practice Responding to a Killer Asteroid”
This past October, scientists from all over the world used the flyby of asteroid 2012 TC4 to test out the…
Nope, our Temporary Moon Isn’t Space Junk, it’s an Asteroid
A team of astronomers from the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory has confirmed that Earth's "temporary Moon" is…
Watch a House-Sized Asteroid Pass Close to Earth Tonight (October 11/12)
On Oct. 12, a house-size asteroid will pass quite close to Earth – only 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers) away. This…
Mission to Metal World Takes a Big Step Forward with Thruster Test
Engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center have just conducted a crucial test of the thruster that will take the Psyche…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Captures Lovely Blue Marble during Gravity Assist Swing-by to Asteroid Bennu
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission captured a lovely ‘Blue Marble’ image of our Home Planet during…
Hubble Spots Unique Object in the Main Asteroid Belt
An international team of scientists recently used the Hubble space telescope to spot a unique binary asteroid that behaves like…
Scientists Urge Europe to Stick With “Armageddon”-style Asteroid Mission
At the European Planetary Science Conference in Riga this week, scientists urged Europe to remain committed to the AIDA asteroid…