March 22, 2018 Inside NASA's plan to maybe nuke an asteroid Operation HAMMER may sound like the villain's master scheme from a Roger Moore-era James Bond film, but it's actually NASA's plan to deal with asteroids threatening the Earth—such as one the size of the Empire State Building that could crash into the planet in 2135, Staten Island Live reports.
March 20, 2018 11 need-to-know things about our solar system Our understanding about the universe and our place in it has changed over time.
March 12, 2018 Spacecraft could nuke dangerous asteroid to defend Earth The next time a hazardous asteroid lines Earth up in its crosshairs, we may be ready for the threat.
March 1, 2018 A bus-size asteroid will whiz by Earth Friday A small asteroid will zip safely by Earth on Friday (March 2), and you have a chance to see it as a pinprick of light in the sky in a live webcast.
February 26, 2018 Mining for asteroids will be the next gold rush Forget cryptocurrency — the next big “gold rush” isn’t even on Earth.
February 16, 2018 Arizona meteorite fetches record-breaking $237,500 at auction A rare meteorite that plowed through the Arizona desert nearly 50,000 years ago sold for a staggering $237,500 during an online auction.
February 13, 2018 Mysterious interstellar object is spinning out of control The ‘Oumuamua interstellar object hurtling through the solar system has just got more mysterious. Astronomers believe they may know what set it off on its incredible trans-galactic journey.
February 9, 2018 Asteroid skimming past Earth may loom larger than exploding Russian meteor A newly discovered asteroid that will fly safely past Earth today (Feb. 9) may be larger than a celestial object that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, five years ago. The newly found interloper, called 2018 CB, is estimated to be from 50 to 130 feet in diameter, and will fly by Earth at about 2:30 p.m. PST (5:30 p.m. EST).
February 2, 2018 Meteorites brought water to Earth during the first two million years A new study of a rare basaltic meteorites called angrites suggests that volatiles, which are elements with relatively low boiling points such as water, could have been brought to our planet by meteorites during the first two million years of the Solar System.
January 19, 2018 Meteorite hunters find first pieces of the Michigan fireball Meteorite hunters have found the first pieces of the fireball that streaked across the sky in Michigan this week.
