Canada to get rare asteroid sample after OSIRIS-REx drops cargo to Earth on Sunday Read More > Facebook Twitter 24.09.2023
‘Perfectly excited’: Canadian scientists await first look at bits from asteroid Bennu The material comes from Bennu, previously known as near-Earth object 101955 Read More > Facebook Twitter 29.07.2023
Close encounter of the asteroid kind this weekend Will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit Read More > Facebook Twitter 24.03.2023
Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test It was an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth Read More > Facebook Twitter 27.09.2022
SpaceX sends NASA craft on collision course with asteroid to test concept of protecting Earth in case of future threat Read More > Facebook Twitter 24.11.2021
Asteroid that orbits near Earth may have come from the moon Reflects light in the same way moon rocks collected on Apollo missions do Read More > Facebook Twitter 14.11.2021
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has begun its 1.4 billion mile journey back to Earth — and it’s carrying historic asteroid samples Will have to circle the sun twice to catch up to Earth on 2-and-a-half year return trip Read More > Facebook Twitter 12.05.2021
An asteroid travelled for 23 million years before crashing into Earth — and now scientists know where it came from Read More > Facebook Twitter 03.05.2021
Meteor streaking over Vermont exploded so “violently,” it shook buildings, NASA says Was travelling at 67,000 kph Read More > Facebook Twitter 11.03.2021
An asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge is zooming by Earth on the first full day of spring Largest and fastest asteroid to pass close to our planet this year Read More > Facebook Twitter 04.03.2021