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August 16, 2019

America's largest asteroid impact left a trail of destruction across the eastern US

About 35 million years ago, an asteroid traveling nearly 144,000 mph smashed into the Atlantic Ocean near the modern-day town of Cape Charles, Virginia.

August 14, 2019

Meteorite strikes made life on Earth possible, study says

There's been a notable increase in recent weeks about protecting life on Earth from a devastating asteroid strike. But a new study suggests that space rocks actually made life possible on the Blue Planet.

August 12, 2019

Asteroid the size of the Washington Monument will fly past Earth this month

Just days after an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building flew past Earth, another "potentially hazardous" space rock will do the same.

August 2, 2019

Asteroid size of Empire State Building set to fly by Earth next week

A "potentially hazardous" asteroid that is as large as the Empire State Building will zoom past Earth next week on Aug. 10. But it's not anything to worry about, according to experts.

July 29, 2019

Surprise ‘city-killer’ asteroid almost hit Earth — whizzing by at 15 miles a second

A “city-killer” asteroid whizzed by Earth on Thursday, startling astronomers who didn’t pick up the rock’s trajectory until days before it passed the planet, according to a report.

July 26, 2019

Indian farmers shocked as 'fireball-like' object crashes into rice field

A suspected meteorite crashed into a rice field in India on Monday.

July 24, 2019

Massive Moon rocks set to go on show

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is set to showcase massive chunks of the Moon that have crashed into the Earth as meteorites.

July 10, 2019

Massive, kilometer-sized asteroid was just found orbiting the Sun

A 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 4, 2019

Pistols made from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite could fetch $1.5 million at auction

Two pistols made from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite could fetch $1.5 million when they are auctioned later this month.

July 2, 2019

No aliens needed: Odd properties of the 1st known interstellar visitor can be natural

When the solar system's first-known interstellar visitor was spotted on October 19, 2017, scientists scurried to observe the strange object.