May 21, 2018 Asteroid orbiting backward around Jupiter is 1st 'interstellar immigrant' from beyond our solar system A mysterious asteroid that is moving the wrong way around Jupiter is turning heads this week as scientists reveal it's the first "interstellar immigrant" from beyond our solar system to stick around, according to a new study released Monday.
May 15, 2018 'Lost' asteroid the size of the Statue of Liberty to buzz by Earth Tuesday An asteroid the size of New York City's Statue of Liberty is expected to buzz by Earth Tuesday, and this time, scientists are ready and waiting.
May 9, 2018 Ancient, exiled asteroid discovered beyond Neptune Astronomers have spotted a carbon-rich asteroid in the icy region beyond Neptune called the Kuiper Belt — the first such asteroid ever found exiled from the inner solar system.
May 3, 2018 Mineral found in lunar meteorite hints at hidden Moon water A mineral that requires the presence of water to form has been discovered in a lunar meteorite, a new study reports.
April 27, 2018 Bam! Cannon experiment shows how asteroids delivered water to Earth An experiment that involved shooting meteorite-like projectiles at volcanic rocks has revealed how high-velocity asteroid impacts could have delivered water to Earth.
April 18, 2018 Stunning space diamonds discovery: Mysterious meteorite came from 'lost planet' New analysis of a meteorite fragment from Sudan has found space diamonds, which scientists say came from a “lost planet” destroyed billions of years ago.
April 16, 2018 Asteroid the size of a football field makes 'surprise' flyby close to Earth An asteroid the size of a football field buzzed by Earth Sunday in one of the closest encounters the planet has seen in a while.
April 12, 2018 Why NASA is sending a spacecraft to a metal asteroid called 'Psyche' An ambitious mission to a "world made of metal" will help scientists better understand how Earth and other rocky planets evolved, according to a new video from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
March 30, 2018 Interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua' never should have left home, theories say An interstellar object that whizzed through our solar system last year is confounding astronomers trying to understand how planets, comets and asteroids form.
March 28, 2018 Meteorite hunters: Scientists set to scour Antarctica for rare space rocks Scientists are set to scour the frozen wastes of Antarctica in an audacious attempt to uncover lost meteorites.
