May 2, 2016 Space hibernation: Will the Philae comet lander wake up? The Rosetta spacecraft began listening for signs of ‘life’ from the Philae comet lander early on Thursday as the European Space Agency attempts to contact the historic probe.
May 2, 2016 NASA’s Dawn spacecraft prepares for Ceres rendezvous NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to enter Ceres’ orbit early on Friday, becoming the first ever probe to successfully visit a dwarf planet.
May 2, 2016 7 strange facts about dwarf planet Ceres On Friday morning, NASA's Dawn spacecraft will arrive at Ceres, becoming the first probe ever to orbit a dwarf planet.
May 2, 2016 Rosetta probe snaps awesome comet photo in harrowing close encounter Europe's Rosetta spacecraft recently beamed back an amazing photo of its comet taken during a risky, close flyby of the dusty cosmic body.
May 2, 2016 Double whammy: 2 meteors hit ancient Earth at the same time It's not altogether uncommon to hear about double rainbows, but what about a double meteor strike? It's a rare event, but researchers in Sweden recently found evidence that two meteors smacked into Earth at the same time, about 458 million years ago
May 2, 2016 How would the world change if we found alien life? In 1938, Orson Welles narrated a radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds" as a series of simulated radio bulletins of what was happening in real time as Martians arrived on our home planet.
May 2, 2016 Confirmed: Space rock created Swedish lake After two centuries of arguing about its origin, scientists have finally confirmed that Hummeln Lake in southern Sweden is an impact crater
May 2, 2016 Russian meteor's origin remains mysterious 2 years later Two years after an asteroid exploded over Russia and injured more than 1,200 people, the origin of the space rock still puzzles scientists.
May 2, 2016 Mountain-size asteroid to fly by Earth: How NASA will watch A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth Monday.
May 2, 2016 Earth can contaminate alien meteorites quickly, study shows A team of scientists has published the results of an investigative survey into the Sutter's Mill meteorite that landed in California in 2012.
