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 two ducks impacts above Germany
Asteroid 2024 BX1 impacted above Germany, disintegrating into a harmless fireball near Berlin. This marks the eighth time an asteroid was predicted right before an impact like this.
Giant asteroid passes close to Earth, potential danger averted
A massive asteroid, approximately 1 kilometer in diameter, approached within 5.5 million kilometers of Earth.
NASA retrieves asteroid sample, but can't open the lid to get it
After three years, a capsule returned to Earth with material collected from an asteroid, but the majority of the samples remain inaccessible due to a problem with two screws.
Giant asteroid the size of 1,000 capybaras to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA
Asteroid 349507 (2008 QY) is around 1.2 kilometers in diameter, or around 1,000 capybaras – large enough that an impact event (which won't happen now) could be a worldwide catastrophe.
NASA to probe asteroid worth 40 million times more than Elon Musk
Asteroid 16 Psyche is bigger than the island of Cyprus and is thought to be so full of iron and nickel that it could be worth $10,000 quadrillion, worth more than all the money in the world.
Biblical sin city Sodom destroyed by asteroid stronger than nuke - expert
Excavations in Jordan offer compelling evidence for the authenticity of the biblical tale of the destruction of Sodom, but by an asteroid impact, says theologian Dr. John Bergsma.
Judgment Day: Three asteroids fly fast past Earth on Yom Kippur - NASA
Yom Kippur is traditionally when, according to Jewish belief, God signs our fates in the Book of Life, judging our actions and deciding who lives and who dies. Also, asteroids are flying past Earth.
NASA's first asteroid sample on track for Sunday parachute landing in Utah
The asteroid sample is headed for a fiery plunge through the atmosphere and a parachute landing in the Utah desert on Sunday.
Asteroid the size of 81 bulldogs to pass Earth on Wednesday - NASA
Asteroid 2021 JA5 is around the size of 81 bulldogs, the symbol of the college football team of the University of Georgia. But it won't hit us – hopefully the Bulldog team will have better luck.
AI spots huge asteroid the size of 182 beavers that humans missed
An AI algorithm was able to spot a massive potentially hazardous asteroid, 2022 SF289, that humans had missed, showing the capabilities of this technology for planetary defense.
