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
Asteroid the size of 54 Donald Trumps to pass Earth Friday - NASA
Asteroid 2008 XH is estimated to be around 102.5 meters in diameter. That makes it around 54 times the size of former US president Donald Trump.
Chinese, Ukrainian scientists develop new asteroid imaging technique - study
Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) tend to move very fast, which makes it hard to take precise images of them with telescopes. Researchers from China and Ukraine got around this with time delay integration.
Comet hits Earth's atmosphere, flies over Spain, Portugal before burning up - ESA
A comet was seen flying over Spain and Portugal over the weekend as it impacted the atmosphere before burning up over the Atlantic Ocean.
Asteroid the size of 89 wolverines to pass Earth on Monday, March 25 - NASA
Asteroid 2021 CF6 will pass the Earth on March 25 in time for the Shushan Purim holiday. It's the size of 89 wolverines – the animal, not the superhero or the University of Michigan team (go blue!)
Asteroid the size of 543 McDonald's French fries to pass Earth Friday - NASA
Asteroid 2024 FK1 is set to pass the Earth soon. The Jerusalem Post social media manager Noemi Szakács has asked me to measure it in French fries, so here it is.
Asteroid the size of 16.5 John Cenas to pass Earth on Friday, March 15 - NASA
Asteroid 2024 EK3, around the size of three and a half adult female American bison (aka buffalo), and 2020 FU, the size of 16.5 John Cenas will pass Earth on the day Julius Caesar was killed.
NASA wanted to change an asteroid's orbit. It also changed the asteroid's shape - study
NASA sent the DART mission to hit an asteroid to try and change its orbit.
Asteroid the size of 6 peacocks to fly close to Earth on Thursday - NASA
Asteroid 2024 DW is the size of around six adult Indian peacocks and will fly within the Moon's orbit of the Earth on February 22, according to NASA.
Asteroid the size of eight Taylor Swifts to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA
Asteroid era? Don't worry, the asteroid measured in terms of the "Shake it Off" sensation won't hit the Earth. It's not like "Everything Has Changed."
Asteroid the size of 64 Canada geese to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA
Calculations by NASA predict that the asteroid won't come anywhere close to Earth during its flyby.
