December 26, 2018 ‘Potentially hazardous’ hippo-shaped asteroid a mile long skims past Earth A rogue asteroid shaped like a wading hippo has just skimmed past Earth.
December 13, 2018 The rubber ducky comet blasted a magnetic path through space Rosetta's comet sent a magnetic shock wave screaming out in front of it, blazing a trail through the stellar wind.
December 11, 2018 NASA makes amazing discovery on asteroid Bennu Scientists have made a fascinating discovery on asteroid Bennu thanks to NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.
December 3, 2018 NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reaches asteroid Bennu after epic journey NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reached asteroid Bennu on Monday after traveling more than 1 billion miles through space.
December 3, 2018 Curiosity rover spots 'shiny' object on Mars and NASA isn't sure what it is The Curiosity rover has detected a "shiny" object which may be a meteorite.
November 30, 2018 NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft set to reach asteroid Bennu after epic journey NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is expected to rendezvous with asteroid Bennu on Monday after traveling more than 1 billion miles through space. The historic expedition will be the first U.S. mission to bring samples from an asteroid back to Earth.
November 16, 2018 Mysterious interstellar object conundrum intensifies as NASA reveals it didn't originally see it The mystery of Oumuamua, the first interstellar object ever spotted in our solar system, has taken a new, unexpected twist and it's from someone you might not expect – NASA.
November 15, 2018 Earth smacked by an asteroid 19-miles-wide thousands of years ago: 'It rocked the Northern Hemisphere' An enormous crater, measuring 19 miles in diameter, has been officially found in Greenland, hidden under the ice. The find was likely caused by an asteroid that hit the Earth "less than 3 million years ago," and is said to have "rocked the Northern Hemisphere."
November 12, 2018 Mysterious interstellar object is not an alien probe, says astronomer who discovered it The idea that Oumuamua, the first interstellar object ever spotted in our solar system, is "a lightsail of artificial origin" sent from another civilization, is preposterous and just "wild speculation," according to the physicist and astronomer who discovered it.
November 8, 2018 Diamond-shaped asteroid captured by NASA spacecraft stuns scientists With help from its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, NASA researchers spotted quite a gem last week.
