Asteroids
Scientists Propose An Asteroid Nuke Mission To Save Earth From Potential Destruction
NASA's HAMMER (Hyper-velocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response) is a plan to protect us from asteroids, either with kinetic…
Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua Had a Violent Past
According to the latest study by a team that has been observing 'Oumuamua since it was first discovered, this interstellar…
Good News Everyone! There are Fewer Deadly Undiscovered Asteroids than we Thought
According to a new analysis, the number of undiscovered and potentially-hazardous asteroids could be lower than previously thought.
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…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sampler Slingshots Around Earth Friday, Sept. 22 – Catch It If You Can!
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Barely a year after NASA’s OSIRIS-REx robotic asteroid sampler launched on a trailblazing mission to…
300 Asteroids to be Explored by a Fleet of Nanosatellites
Researchers are proposing a fleet of tiny electric sail powered satellites to explore over 300 separate objects in the asteroid…
Large Near-Earth Asteroid Will Pass Earth by This September
According to NASA, the large Near-Earth Asteroid known as Florence will pass harmlessly past Earth this coming September
Watch Live 24-Hour Webcast for International Asteroid Day
Every day, Earth is hit by 60 to 300 metric tons of space dust and smaller meteoroids. But sometimes, larger…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 452: Summer Observing Challenges
Summer is almost here, and for the northern hemisphere, that means warm nights for observing. But what to observe? We're…
Dinosaur Killing Asteroid Hit in Exactly the Wrong Place
A new BBC documentary called "The Day The Dinosaurs Died" explains how things might have been different for the dinosaurs…