November 27, 2019 Interstellar comet Borisov spotted in new image, has 'ghostly' appearance A new photo of the second interstellar object ever discovered, Comet 2I/Borisov, shows off the mysterious comet and its impressive tail.
November 25, 2019 Ice fossils discovered in 4.6B year-old asteroid that could give new insight into early solar system Researchers have found ice fossils from an ancient asteroid that crashed into Earth nearly 30 years ago that could have enormous implications into what the early Solar System was like.
November 20, 2019 NASA finds 'extraterrestrial sugar' on meteorites, which may have 'led to the origin of life' It's common for asteroids in the Solar System to carry water, one of the essential building blocks for life. But now, NASA researchers have found sugar molecules on two different meteorites, adding credence to the idea that asteroids play a crucial role in supporting life.
November 13, 2019 Meteor that lit up St. Louis sky was 220-pound fireball that broke off asteroid belt: NASA A bright blue flash that streaked through the sky over St. Louis, Mo., Monday evening was an approximately 220-pound chunk of rock that broke off an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter before it entered Earth’s atmosphere, Bill Cooke, of the NASA Meteoroid Environments Office in Alabama, said Tuesday, according to a report.
November 12, 2019 Meteor lights up the sky over the Gateway Arch in St. Louis A camera has captured the incredible moment when a meteor lit up the sky over the iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
November 5, 2019 Massive 2,000-foot asteroid to whiz past Earth later this month An asteroid slightly smaller than the largest structure in the U.S. is slated to harmlessly zoom past Earth later this month.
October 31, 2019 Second interstellar visitor may be carrying water from beyond our solar system, shocking study suggests A shocking new study suggests that the second interstellar object ever discovered, Comet 2I/Borisov, could be carrying water on it from beyond the Solar System.
October 29, 2019 Asteroid Hygiea could become the tiniest dwarf planet As the debate rages on whether Pluto, currently a dwarf planet, should be given back its planet status, it may soon be joined by an asteroid that could wind up being the smallest dwarf planet in the solar system.
October 28, 2019 Asteroid impact 13K years ago wiped out woolly mammoths, sabre-tooth cats in mini ice age: study A shocking new study claims the "smoking gun" behind the extinction of a number of animals and plants has been found: a massive asteroid that hit the Earth nearly 13,000 years ago.
October 22, 2019 Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs turned oceans into acid, shocking study says A newly released study shows that the asteroid that took out the dinosaurs also acidified the planet's oceans.
