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Preliminary Scan Suggests This Interstellar Visitor Is Not An Alien Spaceship

3 years ago

Preliminary Scan Suggests This Interstellar Visitor Is Not An Alien Spaceship

George Dvorsky

Incoming Meteors Explode From The Inside, Simulations Suggest

3 years ago

Incoming Meteors Explode From The Inside, Simulations Suggest

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

An Asteroid Will Pass Near Earth Next Month But No, You Don’t Have To Worry

3 years ago

An Asteroid Will Pass Near Earth Next Month But No, You Don’t Have To Worry

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The First Known Interstellar Asteroid Looks Incredibly Weird

3 years ago

The First Known Interstellar Asteroid Looks Incredibly Weird

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Close Encounter With Asteroid Will Test Earth’s Early Warning System

3 years ago

A Close Encounter With Asteroid Will Test Earth’s Early Warning System

George Dvorsky

Swarms Of Satellites That Surf The Solar Wind Could Be The Future Of Asteroid Mining

3 years ago

Swarms Of Satellites That Surf The Solar Wind Could Be The Future Of Asteroid Mining

Bryson Masse

A NASA Spacecraft Just Used Earth As A Slingshot

3 years ago

A NASA Spacecraft Just Used Earth As A Slingshot

Rae Paoletta

This Is One Of The Strangest Objects Ever Discovered In The Solar System

3 years ago

This Is One Of The Strangest Objects Ever Discovered In The Solar System

George Dvorsky

The Hottest Known Temperature On Earth Was Caused By An Ancient Asteroid Strike

3 years ago

The Hottest Known Temperature On Earth Was Caused By An Ancient Asteroid Strike

George Dvorsky

NASA’s Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft Is Barrelling Towards Earth

3 years ago

NASA’s Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft Is Barrelling Towards Earth

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Closest Approach Ever By A Large Asteroid Won’t End Life On Earth, But Probably Should

4 years ago

Closest Approach Ever By A Large Asteroid Won’t End Life On Earth, But Probably Should

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Just Discovered The Oldest Asteroid Family Ever

4 years ago

Scientists Just Discovered The Oldest Asteroid Family Ever

George Dvorsky

Scientists Say Tardigrades Will Be The Last Animals On Earth

4 years ago

Scientists Say Tardigrades Will Be The Last Animals On Earth

George Dvorsky

How A Massive Asteroid Strike Helped Frogs Inherit The Earth

4 years ago

How A Massive Asteroid Strike Helped Frogs Inherit The Earth

George Dvorsky

NASA Is Moving Ahead With An Ambitious Plan To Deflect An Asteroid

4 years ago

NASA Is Moving Ahead With An Ambitious Plan To Deflect An Asteroid

George Dvorsky

Bummer: Giant Asteroids Not An Immediate Threat

4 years ago

Bummer: Giant Asteroids Not An Immediate Threat

Rae Paoletta

Watch A Simulated Asteroid Hit The Atmosphere At 72,420 Kilometres Per Hour

4 years ago

Watch A Simulated Asteroid Hit The Atmosphere At 72,420 Kilometres Per Hour

George Dvorsky

Here Are The Ways Large Asteroids Can Kill You, Ranked

4 years ago

Here Are The Ways Large Asteroids Can Kill You, Ranked

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Backwards-Orbiting Asteroid Has Been Flirting With Death For A Million Years

4 years ago

This Backwards-Orbiting Asteroid Has Been Flirting With Death For A Million Years

George Dvorsky

An Asteroid Hunter On What We Need To Do To Prevent Armageddon

4 years ago

An Asteroid Hunter On What We Need To Do To Prevent Armageddon

Maddie Stone

We Were Wrong About How The Asteroid Apocalypse Will Go Down

4 years ago

We Were Wrong About How The Asteroid Apocalypse Will Go Down

George Dvorsky

NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft Just Got An Amazing Side-Quest

4 years ago

NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft Just Got An Amazing Side-Quest

Rae Paoletta

The White House Is Officially Worried About A Deadly Asteroid Impact

4 years ago

The White House Is Officially Worried About A Deadly Asteroid Impact

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Is Sending A Probe To Explore Jupiter’s Mysterious Trojan Asteroids

4 years ago

NASA Is Sending A Probe To Explore Jupiter’s Mysterious Trojan Asteroids

George Dvorsky

The Year In Encouraging News

4 years ago

The Year In Encouraging News

Sophie Kleeman

Some Really Cool-Sounding Sci-Fi Films Will Premiere At The 2017 Sundance Film Festival

4 years ago

Some Really Cool-Sounding Sci-Fi Films Will Premiere At The 2017 Sundance Film Festival

Germain Lussier

An Asteroid Zipped Through Earth’s Shadow Yesterday

4 years ago

An Asteroid Zipped Through Earth’s Shadow Yesterday

Maddie Stone

New TV Drama About The Imminent Arrival Of A Killer Asteroid Feels Very Timely

4 years ago

New TV Drama About The Imminent Arrival Of A Killer Asteroid Feels Very Timely

Cheryl Eddy

NASA Just Successfully Launched A Spacecraft To An Asteroid

4 years ago

NASA Just Successfully Launched A Spacecraft To An Asteroid

Ria Misra

Another Previously Undiscovered Asteroid Just Buzzed Past Earth For The Second Time In Two Weeks

4 years ago

Another Previously Undiscovered Asteroid Just Buzzed Past Earth For The Second Time In Two Weeks

Ria Misra

A Previously Undiscovered Asteroid Just Came Very Close To Earth

5 years ago

A Previously Undiscovered Asteroid Just Came Very Close To Earth

Ria Misra

Earth’s New ‘Quasi’ Moon Will Stick Around For Centuries

5 years ago

Earth’s New ‘Quasi’ Moon Will Stick Around For Centuries

George Dvorsky

A Tiny, Water-Powered Spacecraft Could Be The First To Mine Asteroids

5 years ago

A Tiny, Water-Powered Spacecraft Could Be The First To Mine Asteroids

Maddie Stone

A Mysterious Object From Earth’s Distant Past Has Returned

5 years ago

A Mysterious Object From Earth’s Distant Past Has Returned

Maddie Stone

Something Just Slammed Into Jupiter

5 years ago

Something Just Slammed Into Jupiter

George Dvorsky

Asteroid Hunters Around The World Just Spotted Something Incredible

5 years ago

Asteroid Hunters Around The World Just Spotted Something Incredible

Maddie Stone

Scientists Will Finally Drill Into The Dinosaur-Killing Impact Crater In Mexico

5 years ago

Scientists Will Finally Drill Into The Dinosaur-Killing Impact Crater In Mexico

Maddie Stone

Luxembourg Wants To Be A Global Leader In Asteroid Mining

5 years ago

Luxembourg Wants To Be A Global Leader In Asteroid Mining

George Dvorsky

NASA Catches A Glimpse Of The Christmas Eve Asteroid

5 years ago

NASA Catches A Glimpse Of The Christmas Eve Asteroid

George Dvorsky

A Large Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth On Christmas

5 years ago

A Large Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth On Christmas

George Dvorsky

American Asteroid Mining Is Now Fully Legal

5 years ago

American Asteroid Mining Is Now Fully Legal

Chris Mills

Science & Health

5 years ago

Watch Neil De Grasse Tyson On The Science Of The Good Dinosaur

Jennifer Ouellette

That ‘Spooky’ Halloween Asteroid Is Actually A Dead Comet

5 years ago

That ‘Spooky’ Halloween Asteroid Is Actually A Dead Comet

Maddie Stone

Science & Health

5 years ago

Get Ready For ‘Spooky’, The Halloween Asteroid!

George Dvorsky

Unexpected Asteroid To Zip Past Earth

5 years ago

Unexpected Asteroid To Zip Past Earth

George Dvorsky

What Killed The Dinosaurs Was More Devastating Than An Asteroid

5 years ago

What Killed The Dinosaurs Was More Devastating Than An Asteroid

Maddie Stone

This Is The Insane Metallic World NASA Wants To Explore Next

5 years ago

This Is The Insane Metallic World NASA Wants To Explore Next

Ria Misra

The Tech That Will Save Us From An Apocalyptic Asteroid Looks Awesome

6 years ago

The Tech That Will Save Us From An Apocalyptic Asteroid Looks Awesome

Maddie Stone

What The Sky Would Look Like If You Could See All The Asteroids

6 years ago

What The Sky Would Look Like If You Could See All The Asteroids

Casey Chan

Japan Plans To Explore Martian Moons With Asteroid-Probing Tech

6 years ago

Japan Plans To Explore Martian Moons With Asteroid-Probing Tech

Bryan Lufkin

Ancient Asteroid Impacts Boiled The Oceans And Made Life On Earth Hell

6 years ago

Ancient Asteroid Impacts Boiled The Oceans And Made Life On Earth Hell

Maddie Stone

Welcome To Asteroid War Games, Where Scientists Practice Saving Earth

6 years ago

Welcome To Asteroid War Games, Where Scientists Practice Saving Earth

Chris Mills

Here Are All 556 Asteroids That Bombarded Earth In The Past 20 Years

6 years ago

Here Are All 556 Asteroids That Bombarded Earth In The Past 20 Years

Sarah Zhang

All The Asteroids Found To Date In One Cool Animated Visualisation

6 years ago

All The Asteroids Found To Date In One Cool Animated Visualisation

Jesus Diaz

NASA Asteroid Defence System Is A Failure, Says Audit

6 years ago

NASA Asteroid Defence System Is A Failure, Says Audit

Jesus Diaz

Here’s The Rosetta Spacecraft Lining Up Its Asteroid Landing Shot

6 years ago

Here’s The Rosetta Spacecraft Lining Up Its Asteroid Landing Shot

Andrew Tarantola

An Asteroid Is Set To Skim By Earth On Monday

6 years ago

An Asteroid Is Set To Skim By Earth On Monday

Jamie Condliffe

Japan’s Decade-Long Mission To Mine An Asteroid

7 years ago

Japan’s Decade-Long Mission To Mine An Asteroid

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

An Asteroid With Active Volcanoes Once Wandered The Early Universe

7 years ago

An Asteroid With Active Volcanoes Once Wandered The Early Universe

Sarah Zhang

The 600,000 Asteroids That We’ve Discovered So Far Is One Scary View

7 years ago

The 600,000 Asteroids That We’ve Discovered So Far Is One Scary View

James Baker

Stadium-Sized ‘Beast’ Asteroid Will Nearly* Smash Into Earth Tomorrow

7 years ago

Stadium-Sized ‘Beast’ Asteroid Will Nearly* Smash Into Earth Tomorrow

Robert Sorokanich

Watch Astronauts Practice Drilling An Asteroid Underwater

7 years ago

Watch Astronauts Practice Drilling An Asteroid Underwater

Adam Clark Estes

Map Reveals All Asteroid Impacts From 2000 To 2013

7 years ago

Map Reveals All Asteroid Impacts From 2000 To 2013

Jesus Diaz

Science & Health

7 years ago

Watch Where 26 Asteroids Recently Slammed Into Earth

Jamie Condliffe

NASA: The Only Thing Stopping A City-Destroying Asteroid Is Blind Luck

7 years ago

NASA: The Only Thing Stopping A City-Destroying Asteroid Is Blind Luck

Ashley Feinberg

Astronomers Found A Minor Planet With A Ring System Like Saturn’s

7 years ago

Astronomers Found A Minor Planet With A Ring System Like Saturn’s

Adam Clark Estes

Nine-Year-Old Debates Asteroid Destruction With Neil DeGrasse Tyson

7 years ago

Nine-Year-Old Debates Asteroid Destruction With Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Jesus Diaz

NASA: 30m Asteroid Will Fly By Earth Today Closer Than The Moon

7 years ago

NASA: 30m Asteroid Will Fly By Earth Today Closer Than The Moon

Jesus Diaz

How NASA’s Plan To Capture An Asteroid Is Crucial To Human Survival

7 years ago

How NASA’s Plan To Capture An Asteroid Is Crucial To Human Survival

Jesus Diaz

Science & Health

7 years ago

All Of Earth’s Water Comes From Space

Eric Limer

The Naked Metal Core Of A Dead Planet Is Circling The Sun

7 years ago

The Naked Metal Core Of A Dead Planet Is Circling The Sun

Adam Clark Estes

Science & Health

7 years ago

Watch A Huge, Newly Discovered Asteroid Almost Graze Earth

Robert Sorokanich

Japan Successfully Tests Asteroid-Shattering Space Cannon

7 years ago

Japan Successfully Tests Asteroid-Shattering Space Cannon

Ashley Feinberg

The Rosetta Spacecraft Is Humanity’s First Asteroid Lander

7 years ago

The Rosetta Spacecraft Is Humanity’s First Asteroid Lander

Andrew Tarantola

A Full View Of The Gigantic Asteroid Vesta

7 years ago

A Full View Of The Gigantic Asteroid Vesta

Jamie Condliffe

NASA Resurrects Dead Satellite To Hunt Asteroids

8 years ago

NASA Resurrects Dead Satellite To Hunt Asteroids

Andrew Tarantola

Science & Health

8 years ago

How NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission Would Work

Casey Chan

Researchers Identify 12 Asteroids Close Enough For Space Mining

8 years ago

Researchers Identify 12 Asteroids Close Enough For Space Mining

Adam Clark Estes

The Orbits Of 1400 Asteroids NASA Says Could Smash The Earth

8 years ago

The Orbits Of 1400 Asteroids NASA Says Could Smash The Earth

Robert Sorokanich

Science & Health

8 years ago

Watch Bill Nye Explain How We Could Stop An Asteroid With Laser Bees

Casey Chan

This Morning, A Gigantic Asteroid Passed Within Six Million Kilometres Of Earth

8 years ago

This Morning, A Gigantic Asteroid Passed Within Six Million Kilometres Of Earth

Here’s Your Chance To Become One Of The First Asteroid Prospectors

8 years ago

Here’s Your Chance To Become One Of The First Asteroid Prospectors

Brent Rose

Giz Explains: How To Catch An Asteroid

Science & Health

8 years ago

Giz Explains: How To Catch An Asteroid

Andrew Tarantola

NASA’s Next Big Mission Will Be To Capture An Asteroid

Science & Health

8 years ago

NASA’s Next Big Mission Will Be To Capture An Asteroid

Eric Limer

Scientists Figure Out Where That Russian Meteor Came From

Science & Health

8 years ago

Scientists Figure Out Where That Russian Meteor Came From

Jamie Condliffe

Future Asteroids Could Be Deflected With Nothing But Space-Graffiti

Science & Health

8 years ago

Future Asteroids Could Be Deflected With Nothing But Space-Graffiti

Eric Limer

Monster Machines: Tiny Telescopes Could Save Earth From A Deep Impact

Science & Health

8 years ago

Monster Machines: Tiny Telescopes Could Save Earth From A Deep Impact

Andrew Tarantola

Near-Earth Asteroids Don’t Look So Scary In This Australian Time-Lapse

Science & Health

8 years ago

Near-Earth Asteroids Don’t Look So Scary In This Australian Time-Lapse

Eric Limer

Watch Last Week’s Asteroid Fly By Peacefully Instead Of Destroying Us

Science & Health

8 years ago

Watch Last Week’s Asteroid Fly By Peacefully Instead Of Destroying Us

Ashley Feinberg

This Map Shows Every Meteorite That Has Hit Earth Since 2300BC

Science & Health

8 years ago

This Map Shows Every Meteorite That Has Hit Earth Since 2300BC

Casey Chan

Maybe The Sun Could Vaporize Asteroids To Avoid This Whole Collision Issue

Science & Health

8 years ago

Maybe The Sun Could Vaporize Asteroids To Avoid This Whole Collision Issue

Lily Newman

Aussie Observatories Had Front-Row Seats To Asteroid 2012 DA14. Here Are The Videos

Science & Health

8 years ago

Aussie Observatories Had Front-Row Seats To Asteroid 2012 DA14. Here Are The Videos

US Congress Plans To Hold Hearings Over Russia’s Asteroid Problem

Science & Health

8 years ago

US Congress Plans To Hold Hearings Over Russia’s Asteroid Problem

Ashley Feinberg

Today’s Google Doodle You Weren’t Meant To See

8 years ago

Today’s Google Doodle You Weren’t Meant To See

Ashley Feinberg

What Would Happen If The Asteroid Actually Hit Earth Today?

Science & Health

8 years ago

What Would Happen If The Asteroid Actually Hit Earth Today?

Jesus Diaz

The Asteroid Comes And Goes

Science & Health

8 years ago

The Asteroid Comes And Goes

Jesus Diaz

What Are The Odds Of An Asteroid Demolishing Your Home Tomorrow?

Science & Health

8 years ago

What Are The Odds Of An Asteroid Demolishing Your Home Tomorrow?

Ashley Feinberg

This Week’s Earth-Buzzing Asteroid Could Be Worth $195 Billion

Science & Health

8 years ago

This Week’s Earth-Buzzing Asteroid Could Be Worth $195 Billion

Jamie Condliffe

New Evidence Confirms That An Asteroid Did Indeed Kill The Dinosaurs

Science & Health

8 years ago

New Evidence Confirms That An Asteroid Did Indeed Kill The Dinosaurs

Eric Limer

Apophis Asteroid May Destroy Some Satellites In 2029

Science & Health

8 years ago

Apophis Asteroid May Destroy Some Satellites In 2029

Jesus Diaz