Likely asteroid debris found upon opening of returned NASA probe
After a seven-year wait, NASA scientists on Tuesday finally pried open a space probe carrying… Read More
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NASA readies for dramatic return of asteroid sample to Earth
The climactic end of a seven-year voyage comes Sunday when a NASA capsule is due… Read More
1 year ago
Asteroid to come ‘extraordinarily close’ to Earth: NASA
The asteroid will pass just 2,200 miles (3,600 kilometres) from Earth's surface. Read More
2 years ago
What Hollywood gets wrong (and right!) about protecting the Earth from asteroids
In the 1998 movie, “Armageddon,” an asteroid the width of Texas is about to hit… Read More
2 years ago
NASA’s DART spacecraft hits target asteroid in first planetary defense test
NASA's DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a distant asteroid at hypersonic speed on Monday in… Read More
2 years ago
Asteroid, 10ft in size, hits earth near Iceland coast
An Asteroid, 10ft in width, struck Earth near Iceland. The asteroid was discovered by astronomers… Read More
3 years ago
Astronomers spot ‘dog-bone’ asteroid named Kleopatra in solar system
Kleopatra is closest to 125 million miles from the Earth Read More
3 years ago
‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid bigger than Eiffel Tower to fly past Earth on June 1
The asteroid is classified as 'potentially hazardous' after examining its size and distance from Earth,… Read More
3 years ago
Large asteroid to (safely) zip past Earth
In astronomical terms this marks a close encounter with the asteroid -- called 2001 FO32 Read More
4 years ago
NASA probe leaking asteroid samples after hearty collection
The robotic arm of the probe, OSIRIS-REx, on Tuesday night kicked up a debris cloud… Read More
4 years ago
ESA signs deal to make a spacecraft to deflect asteroid heading for Earth
ESA signed a deal worth 129 million euros to make a spacecraft for a joint… Read More
4 years ago
Could this year end with a bang?: NASA says asteroid headed for Earth
The celestial object is expected to pass near Earth on Nov 2 Read More
4 years ago
New images from asteroid probe offer clues on planet formation
Photographs snapped by a shoebox-sized probe that explored the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have offered new… Read More
5 years ago
Japan’s asteroid probe Hayabusa2 set for final touchdown
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe began descending on Wednesday for its final touchdown on a distant asteroid, Read More
5 years ago
Killer asteroid flattens New York in simulation exercise
As fictional months ticked by in the simulation, the probability of the giant space rock… Read More
6 years ago
What if an asteroid was about to hit Earth? Scientists ponder question
Here's a hypothetical: a telescope detects an asteroid between 100 and 300 meters in diameter… Read More
6 years ago
Japan probe Hayabusa2 lands on distant asteroid
Hayabusa2 touched down briefly on the Ryugu asteroid, fired a bullet into the surface to… Read More
6 years ago
Were dinosaurs killed off by asteroid or volcanoes?
Every school child knows the dinosaurs were killed off by an asteroid smashing into the… Read More
6 years ago
NASA probe finds signs of water on nearby asteroid
ORLANDO: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has discovered ingredients for water on a relatively nearby skyscraper-sized asteroid,… Read More
6 years ago
Touchdown! Japan space probe lands new robot on asteroid
A Japanese probe landed a new observation robot on an asteroid as it pursues a… Read More
6 years ago