Asteroid
Space sample reveals all five building blocks of DNA, scientists say
The presence of the nucleobases in the samples reinforces the hypothesis that carbonaceous asteroids contributed to the prebiotic chemical inventory of the early Earth.
Museum curator made a habit of monitoring flashes on the moon
Giant asteroid 2025 FA22, 1000x the Chelyabinsk meteorite's mass, rushes past earth today
No danger, says NASA: Airplane-sized asteroid buzzed Earth at 28,000 mph
2 asteroids the size of 22 penguins to pass Earth this weekend - NASA
Both asteroids 2023 AT and 2023 AE1 are as much as 22 meters wide, meaning 22 emperor penguins. They won't hit us though – penguins are more likely to.
Titanic-sized asteroid to sail pass Earth on Monday - NASA
Asteroid 2012 BV13 could be as large as 220 meters in diameter, just a bit smaller than the 269 meter Titanic. It won't hit us though.
Comet the size of Jerusalem's Old City flying by Earth - and you can watch
The comet was designated C/2022E3 (ZTF) and it was discovered in early March 2022 by the Zwicky Transient Facility. It isn't going to hit us, but it will be visible with the naked eye.
Will an asteroid impact destroy your home? Find out with this simulator
Asteroid Launcher is a free online simulator that will tell you the results, minor or catastrophic, should an asteroid impact any given location on Earth of your choosing.
Asteroid Ryugu dehydrated, sheds light on solar system evolution - study
Researchers think the Ryugu asteroid surface was dehydrated. This raises several implications, aside from the fact that it implies the existence of water.
Elephant-sized asteroid to skim past Earth in close flyby - NASA
Asteroid 2022 XX, a bit larger than an elephant or twice the size of Andre the Giant and Shaq, will pass just 200,000 kilometers away from the Earth.
Asteroid's zinc, copper shed light on Earth's origins - study
The study is the latest research to come from the analysis of the samples of the Ryugu asteroid brought back to Earth in 2020 by the Japanese mission Hayabusa2.
Amino acids, building blocks of life, formed in space by gamma rays - study
A fist-of-its-kind study exposed inorganic material to gamma rays and saw them form amino acids. This could have also happened in space.
China to launch asteroid deflection mission in 2025 - report
China will launch a simultaneous asteroid observation and deflection mission at the small asteroid 2020 PN1 via a powerful Long March 5 rocket.
3 small asteroids set to fly past Earth this Tuesday - NASA
The asteroids in question have been designated 2022 WA6, 2022 WV8 and 2022 WF8, according to the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).