Asteroids - Page 35

November 21, 2017

Wow! 1st interstellar asteroid is a spinning space cigar

When astronomers using the Pan-STARRS1 telescope in Hawaii spotted a mysterious object dashing through our solar system on Oct. 19, they immediately knew it was something special.

October 27, 2017

Mysterious object from deep space has entered the solar system

It was first seen just a month ago.

October 11, 2017

Asteroid flyby: Scientists will use space rock to test global warning network

Scientists are using Thursday’s asteroid flyby to test Earth’s international warning network.

September 29, 2017

Oldest evidence of life found in 3.95-billion-year-old rocks

The oldest evidence of life on Earth ever discovered may lie within rocks that are 3.95 billion years old, a new study finds.

September 26, 2017

Asteroids might start as giant mud balls

The most common asteroids in the solar system may have started out as giant balls of mud, rather than as rocks, as scientists previously thought, a new study finds.

September 26, 2017

Scientists discover primordial asteroids

Scientists have discovered asteroids that are relics from the solar system's early history.

September 25, 2017

Asteroid that killed dinosaurs may have darkened Earth for two years

When a 6-mile-wide asteroid crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 66 million years ago, it caused a devastating wave of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis that killed untold number of animals and ended the reign of the dinosaurs.

September 19, 2017

Huge 2.7-mile long asteroid set for Earth flyby

A massive 2.7-mile long asteroid is set to pass by Earth Friday. There’s no need to worry, though - the asteroid, dubbed Florence, will pass at a safe distance of 4.4 million miles, roughly 18 times the distance between Earth and the Moon.

September 19, 2017

Why did a meteor shower seem to vanish for decades? Scientists may finally know why

The fate of a meteor shower that seemed to disappear after the 1950s may have been uncovered by a group of Japanese scientists.

September 18, 2017

2 moons orbit giant asteroid that buzzed Earth

The huge asteroid that cruised past Earth last week in a record-breaking flyby has two moons, radar images reveal.