6 days agoMassive, kilometer-sized asteroid was just found orbiting the SunA newly-found asteroid has been spotted orbiting the Sun, whizzing past the star every 151 days, the shortest orbit of any space rock on record.
July 4Pistols made from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite could fetch $1.5 million at auctionTwo pistols made from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite could fetch $1.5 million when they are auctioned later this month.
July 2No aliens needed: Odd properties of the 1st known interstellar visitor can be naturalWhen the solar system's first-known interstellar visitor was spotted on October 19, 2017, scientists scurried to observe the strange object.
July 1Mysterious interstellar object Oumuamua is not an alien spaceship but scientists are still baffledfirst interstellar object to enter the solar system is not an alien spaceship but still remains a mystery, astronomers said in a new study.
0:34June 28Astronomers discovered asteroid just hours before impactAstronomers discovered a car-sized asteroid just hours before impact
June 28Cyanide-laced meteorites may have seeded Earth's first lifeCyanide isn't just the last resort for the captured spies of Hollywood film.
June 28Astronomers spotted a car-size asteroid just hours before impactAstronomers discovered a car-size asteroid hours before it slammed into Earth and burned up in the atmosphere this past weekend, news sources report.
June 27NASA headed towards giant golden asteroid that could make everyone on Earth a billionaireNASA is eyeing up a nearby asteroid that contains enough gold to make everyone on Earth a billionaire.
June 25Triple-threat 'comet interceptor' could explore an undiscovered space objectA new mission will intercept an undiscovered comet en route to Earth's orbit, the first of its kind to observe a pristine interstellar object as it enters the inner solar system.
June 20Americans prefer to stop asteroids from hitting Earth over going to the Moon or MarsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Americans prefer a space program that focuses on potential asteroid impacts, scientific research and using robots to explore the cosmos over sending humans back to the moon or on to Mars, a poll shows.
