Asteroids March 20, 2019 Water on asteroid Bennu could mean 'pay dirt' for space miners The near-Earth asteroid Bennu could be Exhibit A for space miners making their case to skeptical investors.
NASA March 20, 2019 NASA's New Horizons reveals geologic 'Frankenstein' that formed Ultima Thule THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Less than three months after the New Horizons spacecraft zoomed past a distant, cold space rock , scientists are beginning to piece together the story of how that object, nicknamed Ultima Thule, came to be.
Asteroids March 14, 2019 Asteroid Bennu keeps spinning faster and scientists aren't sure why On a distant space rock being explored by a NASA probe, days are slowly shortening — and scientists are still trying to figure out why.
Planets March 14, 2019 Dust ring discovered in Mercury's orbit Two dusty discoveries may shake up our understanding of the inner solar system.
Asteroids March 12, 2019 How much water may be tucked away in nearby asteroids? Would-be explorers have high hopes that caches of water scattered throughout the solar system will fuel future rockets .
Asteroids March 6, 2019 Giant asteroids are way harder to blow up than we think, scientists say Giant asteroids hurling their way towards Earth are harder to destroy than scientists –or Hollywood screenwriters — previously thought, according to new research.
Asteroids February 21, 2019 Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe set to 'fire a bullet' into an asteroid The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2 spacecraft will briefly touchdown onto asteroid Ryugu Thursday evening, firing a scientific research “bullet” into the space rock.
Asteroids February 21, 2019 A brilliant daytime meteor exploded over Cuba this month. Here's where it came from Astronomers just got the goods on the meteor that flared up over Cuba earlier this month.
Asteroids February 19, 2019 Football field-sized asteroid set for Earth flyby A huge asteroid is set to fly past Earth at more than 30,000 mph on Tuesday.
NASA February 12, 2019 NASA eyes giant 'meteorite' crater beneath Greenland’s ice NASA scientists have spotted a giant crater beneath Greenland’s ice that may be the result of a massive meteorite smashing into the Earth.
Asteroids February 11, 2019 Fastest-orbiting asteroid zips around Sun in just 165 days Astronomers have just found an asteroid that zips around the sun every 165 Earth days.