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October 21, 2019

NASA's Lucy mission to study the Trojan asteroids clears critical milestone

NASA's Lucy mission, which is set to be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids, successfully completed its critical design review.

October 21, 2019

Fireball that flew over Japan in 2017 was tiny piece of giant asteroid that might one day threaten Earth

In the early morning of April 28, 2017, a small fireball crept across the sky over Kyoto, Japan. And now, thanks to data collected by the SonotaCo meteor survey, researchers have determined that the fiery space rock was a shard of a much larger asteroid that might (far down the road) threaten Earth. 

October 18, 2019

An asteroid-smashing star ground a giant rock to bits and covered itself in the remains

Somewhere in the galaxy, a white dwarf star suddenly started shining brightly. And now we understand the violent cataclysm that caused it: the star's gravitational field tore the asteroid to bits, scattering its metallic bits in a shiny halo around the star.

October 15, 2019

NASA spots bright 'blue' meteor, Jupiter in stunning images shot from airplane

NASA has posted a stunning image of a blue "fireball meteor" and a rare look at Jupiter with the naked eye, thanks to the work of a quick-thinking photographer.

October 15, 2019

Second interstellar visitor has a familiar look as Oumuamua becomes more mysterious

Comet 2I/Borisov, the second-ever discovered interstellar object, has a familiar look to it, similar to the other comets that are common throughout our solar system, according to a new study. This discovery makes the first interstellar object, Oumuamua, all the more mysterious.

October 14, 2019

Huge 111-foot asteroid to skim past Earth at 22,000 mph, space rock’s ‘closest encounter for 115 years’

A huge asteroid is about to skim past Earth at its closest approach in 115 years.

October 10, 2019

Asteroid may collide with Earth, ESA warns: 'Non-zero... probability'

Asteroids known as near-Earth objects are among the most dangerous space items, with space agencies around the world keeping a close eye on them. The European Space Agency is paying particular attention to asteroid 2019 SU3, which may collide with Earth as soon as 70 years from now.

October 9, 2019

Minute by minute accounts of how asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs devastated Earth

The death of the dinosaurs has been laid out into a detailed timeline thanks to scientists who have been surveying the crater of the asteroid that killed them.

October 7, 2019

Giant asteroid strike 13K years ago had 'global consequences,' shocking study says

The devastating strike caused mass destruction, wiped out many species of animals and led to climate change, during an episode event known as Younger Dryas.

September 30, 2019

Near-Earth objects could be used by extraterrestrials 'to watch our world,' stunning study suggests

Although Earth only has one Moon, it does have other natural satellites, including asteroid 2016 HO3, known as a "co-orbital object." These tiny celestial objects could be an "attractive location for extraterrestrial intelligence," according to a new study.