Asteroid 2013 NK4 visible in night sky this week
A 2,000-foot-long asteroid stormed past Earth this morning. The asteroid in question is 2013 NK4. It’s almost twice as big as the doomsday asteroid Apophis, which is expected to pass …
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NASA volunteers help find 15 rare asteroids
Despite popular belief, not all space rocks with tails are comets. In fact, asteroids with tails are by far some of the rarest asteroids that we know of, and NASA …
Asteroid Bennu analysis reveals minerals never seen on Earth
September of 2023 was an exciting month for space exploration when OSIRIS-REx finally returned to Earth, dropping off the samples it had collected from the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu. Now, …
Water detected on asteroid surface for the first time ever
Data from a retired NASA spacecraft has helped scientists detect water on an asteroid’s surface for the first time ever. The discovery is highlighted in a new study featured in …
Watch: Asteroid NASA calls “potentially hazardous” about to zoom past Earth
NASA launches Psyche mission to asteroid NASA launches Psyche mission to metal-rich asteroid 08:53 Cape Canaveral, Fla. — An asteroid as big as a skyscraper and stadium will pass within 1.7 …
NASA Scientists Undo Stubborn Screws To Reveal Asteroid Sample
NASA scientists now know the ecstasy of unscrewing a stubborn fastener. For months, the last two screws on the lid of the container that held samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission …
Asteroid explosion over Berlin came from newly discovered asteroid
Early on January 21, an asteroid explosion over Berlin caught the world by surprise. While it wasn’t the first time an asteroid exploded over a city, the fact that the …
NASA Finally Opened the Asteroid Container and Holy Crap That’s a Lot of Asteroid
The aluminum canister containing bits of an ancient space rock has finally been opened, revealing the bulk of the asteroid Bennu sample in all its glory. Alex Winter on His …
Video shows small asteroid burning up as it zooms through skies over eastern Germany
A small asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere and burned up early Sunday morning as it hurled through the skies above eastern Germany. Videos shared on social media throughout the day showed …
Nuclear asteroid deterrent methods could work, scientists reveal
The use of nuclear weapons to drive off asteroids has often been used in science fiction, but real-world scientists have often touted the idea of a nuclear asteroid deterrent as …