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 100 Barbie dolls to pass Earth on Thursday - NASA
Asteroid 2023 OR1 is set to pass Earth on Thursday, July 27, and is the size of over 100 Barbie dolls. It won't hit the Earth though – it's fantastic!
Asteroid the size of 45 aardvarks to fly past Earth Wednesday - NASA
Asteroid 2023 NE1, said by NASA to pass the Earth on Wednesday, July 19, is as much as 100 meters in diameter. Or in other words, around 45 aardvarks.
Humans' ancestors, dogs, bats may have coexisted with dinosaurs – study
Primates, whom humans evolved from, rabbits and hares, dogs and cats were shown to have evolved just before the mass extinction, so they coexisted with dinosaurs.
Asteroid the size of 35 chickens to pass Earth on Saturday - NASA
Asteroid 2023 NY – no relation to the US state of New York – is set to pass Earth on Saturday. At 25 meters, it's around the size of over 35 chickens.
Asteroid the size of 100 hot dogs to pass Earth on Monday - NASA
Asteroid 2018 NW has a diameter of around 16 meters, which is around as much as 100 hot dogs. But hold onto your buns because it isn't going to hit us – though it may fly close.
Asteroid the size of 3,500 Big Mac hamburgers to pass Earth - NASA
Asteroid 2023 HO6 is passing Earth right after the Fourth of July. In honor of this, we are using a quintessential American food, the McDonald's Big Mac hamburger, as our metric of choice.
These countries are most likely to survive nuclear war, asteroid impact
Discover the countries with the highest chances of survival in the face of nuclear war, asteroid impacts, or other catastrophes. Get ready to book your tickets.
Asteroid twice the size of the Titanic to pass Earth Saturday - NASA
467336 (2002 LT38) is, if rounding up a bit, twice the size of the infamous sunken passenger liner, the Titanic, according to NASA. But we're in no danger of it hitting the Earth.
UFO spotted in Las Vegas just a meteor, alien sightings unexplained - report
The streak of light seen in Las Vegas on April 30 was deemed to have been a meteor fireball rather than a UFO. But the alien sightings, while deemed credible haven't been explained.
Asteroid the size of 15 alpacas to fly past Earth on Monday - NASA
Asteroid 2016 LK49 may have a very close flyby of the Earth on Monday, June 19, according to NASA's asteroid tracker.