Doomsday December 15, 2016 NASA scientist warns Earth is due for 'extinction-level' event A NASA scientist is warning that Earth is due for an “extinction-level” event like a comet or asteroid strike — and claims there won’t be anything we can do to stop it.
Asteroids December 7, 2016 International Asteroid Day will be June 30, UN proclaims Citizens of Earth, get out your calendars.
Asteroids December 5, 2016 6-foot-wide 'bald' asteroid is smallest ever studied Astronomers have set a new record, taking the measure of a tiny space rock just 6 feet wide.
Asteroids November 8, 2016 Incoming! How NASA and FEMA would respond to an asteroid threat It's a scary scenario: an asteroid headed for Earth, just four years away from slamming into our home planet.
Asteroids October 31, 2016 Giant metallic asteroid psyche may have water The largest metallic asteroid in the solar system may have water on its surface, astronomers have found.
Asteroids October 14, 2016 A comet may have hit the Earth 56 million years ago, study says Million of years in the past, a comet or an asteroid might have slammed into the Earth at an important time in its climatic history.
Asteroids October 12, 2016 Scientists study 'Death Star' to save Earth Computerized modeling of Mars’ moon Phobos has a connection with keeping the Earth safe from asteroids, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced.
NASA September 9, 2016 NASA spacecraft on way to asteroid to bring back samples The first NASA explorer of its kind took off on a seven-year quest Thursday, chasing after a big, black, unexplored asteroid to gather a few handfuls of gravel for return to Earth.
Asteroids September 8, 2016 A bus-size asteroid just gave Earth a close shave An asteroid the size of a school bus buzzed by Earth Wednesday in an exceptionally close — but safe — flyby.
NASA September 8, 2016 NASA's asteroid-sampling mission is ready to launch Thursday NASA's first-ever asteroid-sampling spacecraft is poised for an on-time liftoff Thursday evening, and mission team members said they can't wait.
Asteroids August 3, 2016 Comets go way back to Solar System's birth Comets are pristine remnants left over from the solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago, rather than younger fragments created by collisions between larger bodies, a new study suggests.