Elon Musk August 19, 2019 Elon Musk concerned we have 'no defense' against potential killer asteroid SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that a large asteroid will eventually hit Earth and his concern is that "we currently have no defense" against it.
Asteroids August 16, 2019 America's largest asteroid impact left a trail of destruction across the eastern US About 35 million years ago, an asteroid traveling nearly 144,000 mph smashed into the Atlantic Ocean near the modern-day town of Cape Charles, Virginia.
Asteroids August 14, 2019 Meteorite strikes made life on Earth possible, study says There's been a notable increase in recent weeks about protecting life on Earth from a devastating asteroid strike. But a new study suggests that space rocks actually made life possible on the Blue Planet.
Asteroids August 12, 2019 Asteroid the size of the Washington Monument will fly past Earth this month Just days after an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building flew past Earth, another "potentially hazardous" space rock will do the same.
Asteroids August 2, 2019 Asteroid size of Empire State Building set to fly by Earth next week A "potentially hazardous" asteroid that is as large as the Empire State Building will zoom past Earth next week on Aug. 10. But it's not anything to worry about, according to experts.
Asteroids July 29, 2019 Surprise ‘city-killer’ asteroid almost hit Earth — whizzing by at 15 miles a second A “city-killer” asteroid whizzed by Earth on Thursday, startling astronomers who didn’t pick up the rock’s trajectory until days before it passed the planet, according to a report.
Asteroids July 26, 2019 Indian farmers shocked as 'fireball-like' object crashes into rice field A suspected meteorite crashed into a rice field in India on Monday.
Moon July 24, 2019 Massive Moon rocks set to go on show The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is set to showcase massive chunks of the Moon that have crashed into the Earth as meteorites.
Asteroids July 10, 2019 Massive, kilometer-sized asteroid was just found orbiting the Sun A newly-found asteroid has been spotted orbiting the Sun, whizzing past the star every 151 days, the shortest orbit of any space rock on record.
Innovation July 4, 2019 Pistols made from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite could fetch $1.5 million at auction Two pistols made from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite could fetch $1.5 million when they are auctioned later this month.
Asteroids July 2, 2019 No aliens needed: Odd properties of the 1st known interstellar visitor can be natural When the solar system's first-known interstellar visitor was spotted on October 19, 2017, scientists scurried to observe the strange object.