Asteroids
Mars Gets Bombarded by 200 Small Asteroids and Comets Every Year
One of the benefits of having a spacecraft in orbit around another planet for several years is the ability to…
Orion Capsule Accelerating to 2014 Launch and Eventual Asteroid Exploration
NASA is picking up the construction pace on the inaugural space-bound Orion crew capsule at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)…
NASA Explains Their New Asteroid Retrieval Mission
NASA's FY2014 budget proposal includes a plan to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a…
Watch NOVA’s “Meteor Strike”
Watch Meteor Strike on PBS. See more from NOVA. It was an event that took the world by surprise: On…
We Live in a Cosmic Shooting Gallery
In this new video from Big Think, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says he's almost embarrassed for our species that it…
NASA’s KaBOOM Experimental Asteroid Radar Aims to Thwart Earth’s Kaboom
Over the past month, about a half dozen rather large asteroids have careened nearby our home planet and in one…
2014 AZ5: The Fake Asteroid that Won’t Hit Earth
Be careful where you get your news. Some websites have headlines that are screaming "GIANT ASTEROID HEADING TO EARTH!" or…
Newly Found Asteroid to Pass Within Moon’s Orbit on March 4, 2013
A newly found asteroid will pass just inside the orbit of the Moon, with its closest approach on March 4,…
Satellite Swarm — Including an Asteroid Hunter — Readies For Spaceflight
Early next week, an Indian rocket will launch into space carrying seven satellites on board. Among them will be a…
Infographic: What’s the Difference Between a Comet, Asteroid and Meteor?
With all the various space rocks flying by and into Earth last Friday, perhaps you’ve been wondering about the correct…