Asteroids
The Countries Most at Risk to Asteroid Impacts
If you're planning a move in the next few years, you might want to consider thread from asteroid impact on…
Asteroid Sample Return Mission Proposed
A new NASA mission is being proposed to fly out, extract a sample from a nearby asteroid, and return it…
Sunlight Puts the Spin on Asteroids
Astronomers have theorized that light from the Sun influences the speed at which asteroids spin, and now they've gathered the…
Lasers Could Deflect Future Asteroids From Impacting Earth
The Earth has been bombarded by asteroids in the past, and it's going to happen again in the future. It's…
Dwarf Planet Could Become a Comet
A small dwarf planet out past the orbit of Neptune could eventually become one of the brightest comets ever seen.…
Close Call with Asteroid 2006 XG1 in 2041
I don't want to get you worried, or even mildly concerned. No need to panic. In fact, just read this…
Tag an Asteroid, Win a Prize
The Planetary Society is offering a $50,000 prize for the best plan to reach out an put a tracking beacon…
Just a Single Asteroid Strike Wiped out the Dinosaurs
Most scientists agree that a large asteroid strike 65 million years ago ended the dinosaurs' reign on Earth. Some think…
Detailed Look at Twin Asteroid 1999 KW4
Asteroid 1999 KW4 was first discovered by astronomers in 1999. When it got closer, in 2001, astronomers realized it wasn't…
It Took More than an Asteroid to Kill the Dinosaurs
How did the dinosaurs die? It's a question scientists have been trying to figure out since their fossils were first…