A lost asteroid could hit Earth next year, but the chances are small
A “lost asteroid” that hasn’t been seen since it was first discovered in 2007 has some scientists worried about the potential of an Earth-bound collision …
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Scientists discovered a new ‘quasi-moon’ orbiting Earth
The recent discovery of a new asteroid named 2023 FW13 is more than just a passing asteroid. According to new reports, the newfound asteroid is …
Falling asteroid lit up the sky above the English Channel this week
A falling asteroid over the English Channel gave skywatchers quite the show in the early morning hours of Monday, February 13. The asteroid hit Earth’s …
Asteroid mining could become a very real thing in the future
When you think of science fiction, your mind probably wanders to aliens, spaceships that carry you to unknown worlds that we can breathe on, and …
Asteroid 2023 BU will fly so close to Earth on Thursday, you might be able to see it
Space is full of asteroids and other celestial objects, and we constantly discover new ones. Take asteroid 2023 BU for example. This asteroid was just …
A massive 460-ft wide ‘Christmas asteroid’ will speed past Earth this week
A massive 460-foot-wide asteroid will speed past Earth this week. Fortunately, the “Christmas asteroid,” as many have dubbed it, will only come within 420,000 miles …
A hidden planet-killer asteroid could pose a threat to Earth in the future
Astronomers have discovered a hidden planet-killer asteroid that could pose a threat to Earth in the future. The asteroid, which is one of three astronomers …
What is a potentially hazardous asteroid?
The night sky might look empty and black, but when you really look out into space, you’ll find that the universe is full of not …
A potentially hazardous asteroid keeps spinning faster
The near-Earth asteroid Phaethon is set to be the center of attention during Japan’s DESTINY+ mission in 2028. As such, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency …
NASA’s DART mission successfully shifted Dimorphos’ orbit
Last month, NASA did the unthinkable. After first announcing the Direct Asteroid Redirection Test, DART, in 2019, the plan finally came to fruition, and NASA …
NASA successfully crashed the DART spacecraft into an asteroid – watch it here
The DART test has been a huge success. NASA shared footage of the DART spacecraft crashing into the asteroid Dimorphos last night. The spacecraft, which …
NASA Dart live stream: How to watch NASA crash its spacecraft into an asteroid
NASA will crash a spacecraft into an asteroid over 6 million miles away from Earth in just a couple of days. The DART test has …
An asteroid the size of an airplane will buzz past Earth this week
An asteroid over 120 feet in diameter will pass by Earth this week. The asteroid, which is considered a potentially hazardous asteroid, won’t come close …
NASA found a ‘mini-moon’ orbiting an asteroid in the outer solar system
NASA has discovered a new mini-moon on the outskirts of our solar system. The tiny satellite was first noticed by Lucy in March of this …
Dust found on the asteroid Ryugu is older than our solar system
The asteroid Ryugu is located roughly 300 million kilometers from Earth. It completes an orbit around the Sun every 16 months, and many believe an …
A ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid will zoom past Earth this week
NASA expects a potentially hazardous asteroid to zoom past Earth later this week. The asteroid’s approach can be seen in more detail on the NEO …
An Empire State Building-size asteroid is heading past Earth this week
An asteroid will zoom past Earth later this week. The asteroid in question is 2022 OE2 and it was just recently discovered by astronomers back …
NASA’s attempt to sample asteroid Bennu delivers shocking revelation
Back in 2020, NASA sent a small spacecraft known as OSIRIS-REx to collect samples from the asteroid Bennu. Bennu is one of the most well-known …
Asteroid NF 2022, the size of a bus, just blew right past Earth
A bus-sized asteroid passed within just 56,000 miles of the Earth on Thursday. Astronomers had never seen the asteroid, now known as 2022 NF, before. …
An asteroid 10 times taller than the Statue of Liberty is headed our way
It looks like yet another Potentially Hazardous asteroid is set to fly by the Earth. The asteroid is 7335 (1989 JA) and it will complete …
Massive asteroid as wide as 8 football fields skims past Earth today
A massive asteroid is skimming past Earth today. The asteroid in question is named 418135, or 2008 AG33. It’s estimated to be twice as big …
Life’s blueprint may have come from asteroids, new discovery shows
Scientists have made another startling discovery on asteroids. According to new analysis, scientists have discovered the last two of five informational units of DNA and …
This is NASA’s plan to stop asteroid impacts from destroying cities
Space can be terrifying. After all, there’s so much we just don’t know about the universe beyond our own planet’s atmosphere. While a lot of …
An asteroid was discovered just 2 hours before impacting Earth
An asteroid hit the Earth at 21:22 UTC (5:22 EST) on March 11, 2022. The asteroid was discovered by Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky just two …
Scientists found the building blocks of life on an asteroid
Scientists have revealed the results of studies on samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu. Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission collected the samples in 2018 and 2019 …
A 1,600-foot-wide asteroid is about to buzz past Earth
NASA is keeping its eyes on yet another close approach asteroid set to buzz by Earth on Friday. Asteroid 2015 DR215 is approximately the size …
A huge asteroid stronger than a nuclear bomb is headed our way this month
Giant space rocks continue to threaten the planet as yet another large asteroid is headed towards the Earth this month. If an asteroid impact were …
