Astronomy April 28, 2016 The first meteor shower of 2016 is peaking, and it's an exceptional one The first meteor display of 2016 – the Quadrantid meteor shower - will hit its peak on Monday.
Asteroids March 30, 2016 Did an asteroid slam into Jupiter? If something slams into Jupiter and two strangers a thousand miles away from each other film it, does it count?
Asteroids March 25, 2016 Stargazers have a chance to see bright green comet next week When scientists started tracking Comet 252P/LINEAR, they figured it would pass Earth without a trace.
Fox Firepower March 24, 2016 Massive, orbital laser blaster could defend against asteroid threats Could a “Deathstar” someday defend Earth against incoming threats from space?
Fox Firepower March 24, 2016 NASA’s Orion spacecraft could make ‘Interstellar’ a reality Christopher Nolan’s epic movie “Interstellar” is set to open next week…but already NASA’s Orion spacecraft is well on its way to making this sort of space exploration beyond the Moon a reality.
Asteroids March 21, 2016 Two comets set to whiz past Earth this week Two comets that scientists have dubbed twins for their similar orbits are set to safely fly past Earth this week, though they will be the closest any come for the next 150 years.
Asteroids March 3, 2016 Asteroid set to whiz past Earth sometime this month Earth is once again expected to have a close encounter with a passing asteroid.
Asteroids February 24, 2016 Fireball meteor exploded over the Atlantic earlier this month A fireball meteor shot across the sky over the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, according to NASA, which describes the fiery object as the largest since the Chelyabinsk meteor over Russia in 2013.
Asteroids February 12, 2016 Fears grow that Philae comet lander may never wake up Time is running out to save the Philae space probe, which made history when it became the first to touch down on a comet more than a year ago.
NASA February 11, 2016 Meteorite probably didn't kill man in India, NASA says NASA has questioned whether a man was killed by a meteorite in India on Saturday, following multiple reports that the victim died after an object plunged to Earth from space.