Asteroids
Now’s the Time to See Asteroid Pallas at its Best
Looking for something off of the beaten celestial path to observe? The coming weeks will offer telescope users a rare…
Astronomers Look “Inside” an Asteroid for the First Time
From directly inferring the inside of an asteroid for the first time, astronomers have discovered these space rocks can have…
Earth’s Water Story Gets A Plot Twist From Space Rock Search
We at Universe Today have snow on our minds these days with all this Polar Vortex talk. From out the…
After A Long Nap, NEOWISE Springs Into Action With Asteroid Discoveries
If anything, NASA's asteroid-hunting spacecraft seems to be refreshed after going into forced hibernation for 2.5 years. In the first…
Herschel Discovers Water Vapor Spewing from Ceres
With the Dawn spacecraft now heading towards the dwarf planet/asteroid Ceres, the mission has suddenly gotten even more intriguing. The…
Hitch a Ride on the Next Mission to an Asteroid
NASA and the Planetary Society are teaming up to give everyone the opportunity tag along on the next mission to…
Selling Rocks from Outer Space: an Interview with ‘Meteorite Man’ Geoff Notkin
What's the oldest thing you've ever held in your hand? A piece of petrified wood? A fossilized trilobite? A chunk…
Three-Meter Asteroid Hits Earth’s Atmosphere… Somewhere
This was very likely the last trip around the Sun for the Earth-crossing asteroid 2014 AA, according to calculations by…
This Picture Symbolizes The Changing Mission Of One Plucky Spacecraft
Besides being a darn pretty picture of the Helix nebula, this snapshot is a bit of symbolism for NASA. The…