Science 5 hours ago New Mars crater exposes mysterious darker material The Red Planet was hit by an asteroid sometime within the past three years and the resulting crater has exposed a "darker material" underneath Mars' reddish dust that is currently perplexing scientists.
Science 5 hours ago NASA set to visit mysterious metal dead planet NASA is preparing for a mission that could see it visit a mysterious, dead planet in deep space.
Science 5 hours ago Humans are probably safe from a catastrophic asteroid strike — for now If you ever clean out the gutters on your roof, take note: The dirt you’re tossing may have come from outer space.
Science 5 hours ago Mysterious large mass discovered on Moon bewilders scientists: 'Whatever it is, wherever it came from' A large mass of unknown material has been discovered on the largest crater on the Moon and scientists aren't sure what it is.
Science 5 hours ago Ancient asteroid crater found off the coast of Scotland The spot where an ancient asteroid hit the United Kingdom some 1.2 billion years ago has been tracked to a location under the sea between mainland Scotland and the Western Isles.
Science 5 hours ago Football field-sized asteroid could hit Earth this year An enormous asteroid with a diameter wider than a football field has a roughly one in 7,000 chance of hitting the Earth later this year.
Science 5 hours ago ‘Double asteroid’ zooming by Earth at 43,000 mph captured in amazing photo A unique “double asteroid” was photographed by a powerful telescope as it whizzed by Earth last month at over 43,000 mph.
Science 5 hours ago Watch stunning meteor light up the night sky in Australia Police in Australia have captured stunning footage of a meteor lighting up the night sky.
Science 5 hours ago This yellow Egyptian glass was forged by a meteorite impact 29 million years ago Visit the right patch of desert along the border of Libya and Egypt, and you could stumble on pieces of pale yellow glass, the traces of a meteorite impact that took place 29 million years ago.
Science 5 hours ago How life on Earth could come back from a sterilizing asteroid impact Supervillains take note: Even the biggest and baddest asteroids may not be 100% effective as doomsday devices.
Science 5 hours ago A killer asteroid is coming — we don't know when (so let's be ready), Bill Nye says People are too complacent about the asteroid threat for Bill Nye's liking.
Science 5 hours ago Killer asteroid destroys New York in simulation exercise A massive killer asteroid is headed straight for New York.
Science 5 hours ago Antarctic meteorite holds a tiny speck of stardust that's older than the solar system A tiny speck of stardust , hidden within a meteorite from Antarctica, is likely older than our sun — and was catapulted into our celestial neighborhood by an ancient star explosion that predates the formation of our solar system.
Science 5 hours ago Huge 'God of Chaos' asteroid to pass near Earth in 2029: report A 1,110-foot asteroid will fly past Earth in 2029 within the distance of some orbiting spacecraft, according to reports.
Science 5 hours ago NASA chief warns asteroid threat is real: ‘It’s about protecting the only planet we know to host life' NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is sounding the alarm that an asteroid strike is not something to be taken lightly and is perhaps Earth's biggest threat.
Science 5 hours ago NASA gameplans massive asteroid strike World governments have been concerned for decades about a potential asteroid collision and the chaos it would cause Earth. Now, the actions of what agencies around the world are being shared with the public for the first time ever on social media.
Science 5 hours ago China to explore asteroids and comets in upcoming mission Following the successful landing of its Chang'e 4 spacecraft on the far side of the Moon, China is looking to expand its space program by exploring an asteroid and a comet within the next three years.
Science 5 hours ago Mysterious interstellar meteor may have slammed into Earth in 2014 A new study suggests that the mysterious interstellar object Oumuamua isn't alone – and the other one disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere five years ago.
Science 5 hours ago 3 million-year-old comet piece found inside a meteorite, could contain building blocks of life A piece of a comet, thought to be between 3 and 3.5 million-years-old, has been found inside a meteorite and it could potentially contain the building blocks for life, according to a new study.
Science 5 hours ago Elon Musk is going to help NASA save Earth from an asteroid collision NASA announced Thursday that it had awarded a contract to SpaceX, the space exploration company led by Musk, to help it with asteroid deflection via its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.
Science 5 hours ago Iron volcanoes may have erupted on metal asteroids, study says A new study suggests that volcanoes made up of iron may
Science 5 hours ago Self-driving spacecraft may save Earth from doomsday Judging by the valuations of companies such as Waymo, Lyft and Uber, humanity is placing a big bet on self-driving cars as the future of transportation. But the future of humanity may rest on the laurels of self-driving spacecraft.
Science 5 hours ago Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully 'bombs' asteroid Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully “bombed” asteroid Ryugu in the name of scientific research.
Science 5 hours ago Rare disintegrating asteroid spied by Hubble Telescope This is what it looks like when an asteroid starts to fall apart.
Science 5 hours ago Ancient asteroid strikes on Mars may have 'produced key ingredients for life' Scientists have looked far and wide for life in the universe, but a new study suggests that ancient asteroid impacts may have "produced key ingredients for life" right next door — Mars.
Science 5 hours ago Water on asteroid Bennu could mean 'pay dirt' for space miners The near-Earth asteroid Bennu could be Exhibit A for space miners making their case to skeptical investors.
Science 5 hours ago NASA's New Horizons reveals geologic 'Frankenstein' that formed Ultima Thule THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Less than three months after the New Horizons spacecraft zoomed past a distant, cold space rock , scientists are beginning to piece together the story of how that object, nicknamed Ultima Thule, came to be.
Science 5 hours ago Asteroid Bennu keeps spinning faster and scientists aren't sure why On a distant space rock being explored by a NASA probe, days are slowly shortening — and scientists are still trying to figure out why.
Science 5 hours ago Dust ring discovered in Mercury's orbit Two dusty discoveries may shake up our understanding of the inner solar system.
Science 5 hours ago How much water may be tucked away in nearby asteroids? Would-be explorers have high hopes that caches of water scattered throughout the solar system will fuel future rockets .
Science 5 hours ago Giant asteroids are way harder to blow up than we think, scientists say Giant asteroids hurling their way towards Earth are harder to destroy than scientists –or Hollywood screenwriters — previously thought, according to new research.
