Asteroids
Asteroid Explosion over Indonesia
This has taken awhile to filter into the Western press, but an asteroid exploded over the town of Bone,Indonesia on…
Giant Impact Near India — Not Mexico — May Have Killed Dinosaurs
[/caption] A huge, mysterious basin off the coast of India could be the largest, multi-ringed impact crater ever found on…
Asteroid Pallas is Also a Protoplanet
[/caption] Some objects in the solar system are in a "gray area," and can be classified under more than one…
More Water ‘Out There:’ Ice Found on Asteroid
[/caption] For the first time, astronomers have confirmed that an asteroid contains frozen water on its surface. Analysis of asteroid…
Apophis’ Odds of Earth Impact Downgraded
[/caption] NASA scientists have recalculated the path of the large asteroid Apophis, significantly downgrading the odds of it hitting Earth.…
Understanding 2008 TC3 a Year After Impact
[/caption] The first asteroid to have been spotted before hitting Earth, 2008 TC3, crashed in northern Sudan one year ago…
NASA Tests New Robotic Lander for Future Moon, Asteroid Missions
[/caption] The best way to study the new-found water on the Moon would be with in-situ instruments. Since humans won't…
K-T Boundary
[/caption]What killed the dinosaurs? That's a question that has puzzled paleontologists since dinosaurs were first discovered. Maybe the global climate…
What are Planetoids?
Planetoid is another term for asteroids, which are also called minor planets. Planetoids are small celestial bodies that orbit the…
Planetesimals
[/caption] A planetesimal is an object formed from dust, rock, and other materials. The word has its roots in the…