NASA offers best look yet at surface of space rock Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe has already had quite an eventful year. After initially arriving at the space rock known as Bennu in early December, the …
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NASA’s asteroid probe snaps incredible shot of Earth from 71 million miles away
Snapping images of distant worlds, galaxies, and stars is something that NASA is very good at, but it’s not often that the space agency has …
Here’s what NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sees as it orbits Bennu asteroid
It’s only been about a week since NASA successfully inserted its OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe into orbit around the large space rock known as Bennu, after …
The dinosaur-killing asteroid produced a tsunami that devastated coasts around the world
The massive space rock that slammed into our planet some 65 million years ago sparked a planet-wide extinction event that ultimately pushed dinosaurs to extinction …
NASA’s first planetary defense mission will send a spacecraft crashing into an asteroid
The relentless march of technology is allowing scientists to consider the possibility of human exploration of the Solar System and beyond but, even as we …
NASA’s asteroid probe just entered orbit around Bennu in a record-breaking maneuver
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe arrived at its target, a large space rock known as Bennu, in early December. The spacecraft’s mission will take several years …
An asteroid shaped like a giant hippopotamus just flew by Earth
The holiday season means seeing friends and family that you might not see all that often throughout the rest of the year, and the same …
NASA’s asteroid probe already found water on Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe only just arrived at its target a week ago but it’s already making important scientific observations of the space rock known …
Our first up-close look at the Bennu asteroid is a messy one
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe spent many months flying through space in order to meet up with its target, a large space rock known as Bennu. …
Watch NASA live stream the arrival of its OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe
NASA has had a busy few months already but its OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe isn’t waiting for anyone. The spacecraft, which has spent the last two …
No, asteroid 2018 LF16 probably isn’t going to hit the Earth
Tabloids have always taken great liberty with headlines but some of the current coverage of the asteroid known as 2018 LF16 is really taking things …
When NASA pointed its Spitzer telescope at Oumuamua they couldn’t even see it
If there’s one space story that 2018 will be remembered for its the numerous ongoing investigations of the first interstellar object ever to be detected …
Wait a second, was that weird interstellar object an alien spacecraft after all?
One of the most bizarre pieces of space news that keeps popping up this year is the story of Oumuamua, a cigar-shaped object that sped …
Japan forced to delay touchdown of asteroid probe because it’s too darn rough
Japan’s Hayabusa-2 asteroid probe has already completed a number of scientific firsts. It successfully entered orbit around the Ryugu asteroid, deployed a pair of rovers …
Japan’s asteroid probe sends lander to surface, delivers another ‘first’ photo
The Japanese asteroid probe Hayabusa-2 has already delivered some gorgeous images from its orbit around the asteroid Ryugu which it arrived at a number of …
Japanese probe sends back stunning new images from asteroid’s surface
It’s only been a couple of days since Japanese space agency JAXA showed off the very first images taken from an asteroid’s surface, but we’re …
Astronomers might finally know where that mysterious ‘Alien Probe’ came from
Late in 2017 our Solar System received a very peculiar visitor. Called Oumuamua, it was a comet (or was it an asteroid?) with a bizarre …
The first photos from the surface of an asteroid looks like something from a space horror movie
We’ve seen plenty of photos taken from the surface of places other than Earth. There’s the Moon of course, a huge archive of images snapped …
Japanese asteroid probe sends hopping rovers down to space rock’s surface
At the end of August, Japanese space agency JAXA announced when it would attempt to deploy a pair of very special rovers to the surface …
Japan just announced when it will attempt to land on an asteroid
It’s been about two months since Japan’s space program, JAXA, arrived at the asteroid known as Ryugu. The mission began way back in 2014, and …
Massive ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid will cruise past Earth tonight, but we’ll be fine
An asteroid that may be as large as 500 feet wide is scheduled for a date with Earth tonight. The rock, called asteroid 2016 NF23, …
Video captures fireball streaking across the Midwestern US, visible from 10 states
Skywatchers in 10 states in the Midwestern United States got a treat early on Sunday evening as a fireball careened through the atmosphere and produced …
Scientists just changed their mind about that ‘Alien Probe’ asteroid again
The bizarre interstellar visitor that whizzed through our Solar System late last year stunned scientists the world over. The object, named Oumuamua snuck up out …
Japan’s asteroid probe just arrived at a massive space rock, and now it gets to blow stuff up
Back in 2014, Japan’s space program JAXA launched an asteroid probe that had a long journey ahead of it. The spacecraft, called Hayabusa 2, spent …
Bright fireball streaks through the sky over Russia, causing sonic boom
It was just last week that NASA publicly revealed its plans to enhance its tracking and detection systems for smaller near-Earth objects, and now a …
Pint-sized asteroid spotted just hours before slamming into Earth’s atmosphere
Generally speaking, NASA has a pretty good idea of which asteroids are hanging out in Earth’s neighborhood. Astronomers have spotted, plotted, and forecasted asteroid flybys …
Dino-killing asteroid crater almost immediately became a cradle of life
When the asteroid that struck the present-day Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico reach the Earth it made life incredibly difficult for just about every living thing. …
These were the only birds that survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid
When the asteroid that struck the Earth in Chicxulub, Mexico, slammed into the surface some 66 million years ago it made life incredibly difficult for …
This bizarre exo-asteroid is our Solar System’s first confirmed interstellar immigrant
Immigration is a hotly-debated topic around the world, but it turns out that our Solar System is far more welcoming than some of the countries …
A giant asteroid will buzz past Earth this evening, but scientists aren’t worried
Just after 6PM this evening, an asteriod the size of a city block will zing past the Earth, travelling at around 8 miles per second. …
