Breaking News
asteroids
NASA launches mission to intercept 'God of Chaos' asteroid as it nears Earth's orbit
The OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft has been sent off to study the asteroid Apophis - also known as the "God of Chaos"- to "take advantage of the asteroid's 2029 flyby of Earth."
Scientists explore firing nuke 'millions of miles' into space to stop catastrophic asteroid
“If we have enough warning time, we could potentially launch a nuclear device, sending it millions of miles away to an asteroid that is headed toward Earth,” LLNL physicist Mary...
Geminid meteor showers: Where and when to watch the greatest sky show
The annual Geminid meteor shower is popping off, reaching its peak on the evening of Dec. 13. Here's where, when and how to watch.
Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse visible to millions
Betelgeuse is thousands of times brighter than our sun and some 700 times bigger.
Earth receives message from 10 million miles away in historic breakthrough
How's this for a long-distance call?
NASA scientists surprised by moon hugging close-flyby asteroid: 'This is marvelous'
It turns out that the asteroid Dinkinesh has a dinky sidekick — a mini-moon.
Massive bang and flash of light shocks residents in Australia
CCTV footage has revealed the bizarre flash of light that preceded a loud bang heard in Melbourne, Australia’s northeast overnight.
NASA sending spacecraft on 7-year journey to metal asteroid in hopes of finding gems
“I hope we might find diamonds and rubies on that asteroid," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said at a press conference.
Asteroid samples may reveal secrets to origins of life on Earth: NASA
NASA has collected samples from Bennu -- a 4.5 billion-year-old "near-Earth" asteroid -- that could show "the building blocks of life" here.
NASA captures samples from asteroid that may come close to hitting Earth in the next 200 years
Soil samples taken from the surface of an asteroid parachuted down to Earth from deep space Sunday, landing in the Utah desert to cap off a seven-year journey.
After 3 close encounters, here's when NASA predicts a large asteroid could smash into Earth
NASA scientists have predicted there is a chance that a massive asteroid they have been tracking could smash into Earth in the year 2182, potentially devastating an area the size...
'Cosmic crater' probed by Irish TV revealed to be just a hole dug by 'two lads with a beach spade'
The so-called "cosmic crater" was just a hole some folks dug in the sand.
5 asteroids to pass by Earth this week — including 1 as big as a house
The near-60-foot big fella, named JA5, was discovered in 2021 and is expected to miss Earth by 3.17 million miles.
'Potentially hazardous asteroid' detected with new algorithm
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a "potentially hazardous asteroid."
NASA prepares for return of asteroid sample after breakthrough 7-year mission
NASA’s first spacecraft to collect a sample from an asteroid will complete its 7-year mission later this year when OSIRIS-REx drops off some of asteroid Bennu in Utah.
Astronomers discover water vapor around rare comet — offering lessons for Earth
The discovery of water vapor around the comet suggests that water can be preserved as ice in warmer parts of the solar system and could have been delivered to Earth...
Asteroid that could wipe out a city is near
Saturday’s close encounter will offer astronomers the chance to study a space rock from just over 100,000 miles away.
Devastating asteroid hitting the Earth more likely than previously thought: scientist
New research looked at previous sites and found that the impact may have been 10 times more destructive than a nuclear bomb.
House-size asteroid discovered this week will fly past Earth on Friday
An asteroid the size of a house, called 2023 EY, is projected to pass by Earth on Friday.
Asteroid could barrel into Earth on Valentine's Day in 23 years: NASA
An asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool has a small chance of barreling into Earth on Valentine's Day 23 years from now, according to scientists.