Asteroids
One That Fell to Earth: Researchers Reveal 2012 Novato Meteorite Took a Beating
What's the chance of that thump you just heard in your house was a meteorite hitting your roof? That was…
Gravity Isn’t The Only Thing Holding Asteroids Together: Study
How do asteroids hold their rubble piles together? Previously, scientists said it was a combination of friction and gravity. But…
If the Sun Were the Size of a Person, How Big Would an Asteroid Be?
I love anything that attempts to provide a sense of scale about the Solar System (see here and here for…
This Model Of Earth’s Giant Impacts Makes Us Wonder How Life Arose
In case you need a reminder that the solar system was a harsh place to grow up, the early Earth…
If You Mine An Asteroid, Who Does The Property Belong To?
There have been several proposals in recent months to visit asteroids -- NASA is talking about sending astronauts to an…
Rosetta Zooms Toward an Extraordinary Comet
I thought the photos earlier this week were amazing. This little movie, made of 36 'smoothed' or interpolated images of…
Flaming Space Junk Makes Jaws Drop in Australia
"It first looked like a plane with fire coming out of the tail." -- Aaron O. "I have never seen…
Ancient Asteroid Impacts Left Serpentine Traces On Vesta: Study
While "dark materials" may leave some of us thinking about a certain Philip Pullman book series, on the asteroid Vesta its…
Eureka! Kola Fireball Meteorites Found in Russia
A spectacular fireball that crackled across the sky near the Russia-Finnish border on April 19th this year left more than a bright…
Ceres and Vesta Converge in the Sky on July 5: How to See It
I bet you've forgotten. I almost did. In April, we reported that Ceres and Vesta, the largest and brightest asteroids respectively,…