A Rare Hybrid of an Asteroid and a Comet Was Discovered
Both asteroids and comets are in space, but that doesn’t mean that they are alike. They are actually quite different.…
Large Undetected Asteroid Flies By Earth
NASA usually monitors a good portion of the sky for dangerous asteroids, but it’s practically impossible to track down every…
Astronomers Capture the Most Detailed Image of Kleopatra, the Huge “Dog Bone” Asteroid
You don’t hear every day about asteroids measuring 160 miles (257 kilometers) in length, that’s for sure. But astronomers are…
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Approaches Earth at Great Speed
A lot of astronomers believe that it’s only a matter of time until a huge asteroid capable of wiping out…
Will an Asteroid Ever Hit Our Planet? NASA Scientist Brings Stunning Answer
We all like to believe that we live in a safe world. We like to believe that technology is so…
This Asteroid Orbits the Sun So Quickly, Astronomers Can’t Believe It
Astronomers have just detected probably one of the most peculiar asteroids we’ve ever come across. But what makes it so…
Huge Asteroid Passed By Earth at Staggering Speed
Gigantic asteroids considered potentially hazardous by NASA often approach our planet. Astronomers are worrying that one day, such a space…
NASA Prepares to Try Deflecting an Asteroid
Shooting at a huge asteroid with nukes might not do the trick. As it was said in the 1998 “Armageddon”…
Where Did the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Come From? Scientists Finally Have an Answer
A massive space impactor measuring between 10 and 15 kilometres wide put an end to the dinosaur era roughly 66…
NASA Plans Mission To an Asteroid That’s Worth $10,000 Quintillion
Most people are extremely excited if they find a small chunk of gold the size of a football. That gold…
Researchers Locate the Largest Crater Caused By a Meteorite Impact in 100,000 Years – Almost 2 Kilometres in Diameter
Unfortunately, the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs long ago wasn’t the only space rock that collided with our planet. Although…
Massive Asteroid Comes Close to Earth This Month, Traveling at a Staggering Speed
Asteroids are often coming close enough to our planet, and most of them are harmless. Perhaps someone or something is…
Asteroid Three Times Larger Than Taj Mahal Approaches Earth TODAY – Are We in Trouble?
You might be fascinated by how immense the famous Taj Mahal mausoleum from India is. The building measures 73 meters…
China Plans to Protect Earth From Asteroid Bennu: Long March 5 Rockets’ Mission
China wants to launch more than 20 rockets into space and divert the asteroid Bennu. For that, it’ll use Long…
Chinese Astronomers Propose Surprising Way of Dealing With “Global Killer” Asteroids
Perhaps the only reason why humans won’t have the same fate as the dinosaurs is that technology will be so…