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Burning asteroid moving through the Earth
Forensic examination of asteroid dust
The 10-kilometre wide asteroid which slammed into earth around 66 million years ago left a 200-metre-wide crater, killed dinosaurs... and led to the age of mammals

Sun, 01 Sep, 2024

Nasa spacecraft launches for rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind
Nasa spacecraft launches for rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind
Nasa’s Psyche spacecraft launched on Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid. Most asteroids tend to be rocky or icy, and this is the first exploration of a metal world.

Fri, 13 Oct, 2023

Earth and Moon. Space view,Universe Concept.
‘City killer’ asteroid to pass harmlessly between Earth and moon’s orbit
An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will travel harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies.

Thu, 23 Mar, 2023

Asteroid to pass Earth in one of closest approaches ever recorded
Asteroid to pass Earth in one of closest approaches ever recorded
An asteroid the size of a small truck will pass by Earth tonight, making one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded.Asteroid 2023 BU will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 12.27am on Friday, only 2,200 miles above ...

Thu, 26 Jan, 2023

Dinosaurs were in their prime before asteroid downfall, study finds
Dinosaurs were in their prime before asteroid downfall, study finds
Dinosaurs were struck down in their prime and were not in decline at the time the asteroid hit, according to a new study.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2022

Double Asteroid Redirection Test
Nasa to deliberately crash spacecraft into asteroid tonight
It is thought that the impact will be enough to slightly change the orbit of Dimorphos around the larger asteroid Didymos

Mon, 26 Sep, 2022

Richard Collins: Are dinosaurs still around today — masquerading as birds?
Richard Collins: Are dinosaurs still around today — masquerading as birds?
Discoveries of a 'fuzzy raptor' and the missing link fossil, archaeopteryx, have given us ancestral links between birds and reptiles and birds and dinosaurs

Thu, 19 May, 2022

Asteroid bigger than Carrauntoohil to soar past Earth tonight
Asteroid bigger than Carrauntoohil to soar past Earth tonight
You can track the asteroid's journey past Earth through Nasa's Asteroid Watch

Tue, 18 Jan, 2022

Giant asteroid bigger than Burj Khalifa to soar past Earth
Giant asteroid bigger than Burj Khalifa to soar past Earth
The asteroid poses no threat to Earth and at its closest will pass more than five times the moon's distance from the planet

Mon, 17 Jan, 2022

Higher but still slim odds of asteroid Bennu slamming Earth
Higher but still slim odds of asteroid Bennu slamming Earth
NASA has developed a better understanding of the asteroid Bennu’s probable flight path for the next 200 years, and the bad news is there is a slightly greater chance of the space rock hitting Earth than previously thought.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2021

Planet Earth
Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years, says Nasa
Nasa has given Earth the all clear for the next century from a particularly menacing asteroid. The space agency announced that new telescope observations have ruled out any chance of Apophis smacking Earth in 2068.

Fri, 26 Mar, 2021

Giant replica of Earth in the Painted Hall
Large asteroid to pass by Earth next week
While the interplanetary interloper will not come closer than 1.25 million miles from Earth, it will present a scientific opportunity for astronomers

Fri, 12 Mar, 2021

Japan space agency finds ample soil and gas from asteroid
Japan space agency finds ample soil and gas from asteroid
Officials from Japan’s space agency said they have found more than the anticipated amount of soil and gases inside a small capsule the country’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft brought back from a distant asteroid this month.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2020

Japan Asteroid
Japanese space officials eager to analyse asteroid ‘treasure’
Japanese space officials said they were excited about the return of a capsule that landed safely in the Australian outback on Sunday carrying soil samples from a distant asteroid, and were eager to begin analysing the “treasure” inside.

Sun, 06 Dec, 2020

Japan Asteroid
Japan awaits return of spacecraft with asteroid soil samples
Japan’s space agency says the Hayabusa2 spacecraft has separated a capsule and sent it towards Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2020

Japan Asteroid
Japanese spacecraft approaches Earth to drop asteroid samples
A Japanese spacecraft is on its intended trajectory, space agency officials said, as it approaches Earth to deliver a capsule containing samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth.

Fri, 04 Dec, 2020

Japan Asteroid
Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home
A Japanese spacecraft is nearing Earth after a year-long journey home from a distant asteroid with soil samples and data that could provide clues to the origins of the solar system, a space agency official said.

Fri, 27 Nov, 2020

Space Asteroid Grab
US spacecraft touches asteroid for rare rubble grab
A Nasa spacecraft has descended to an asteroid and, dodging boulders the size of buildings, momentarily touched the surface to collect a handful of cosmic rubble for return to Earth.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2020

Space Asteroid Grab
Nasa spacecraft to attempt sampling asteroid for return to Earth
After almost two years circling an ancient asteroid hundreds of millions of miles away, a Nasa spacecraft will this week attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch a handful of rubble.

Sun, 18 Oct, 2020

Mystery ‘asteroid’ thought to be old rocket from 1966 moon mission
Mystery ‘asteroid’ thought to be old rocket from 1966 moon mission
The game may be up for an “asteroid” that is expected to be drawn into Earth’s gravity and become a mini moon next month.

Sun, 11 Oct, 2020

Nuclear weapons might save the world from an asteroid strike – but we need to change the law first
Nuclear weapons might save the world from an asteroid strike – but we need to change the law first

The schlocky 1998 Bruce Willis movie Armageddon was the highest grossing film of that year, writes James A Green.

Thu, 25 Apr, 2019

100ft-wide asteroid set to brush by the Earth
100ft-wide asteroid set to brush by the Earth
Scientists are urging people not to panic after learning a 100ft-wide asteroid could be about to brush by the Earth at a distance close enough to threaten orbiting satellites.

Wed, 02 Mar, 2016

Halloween asteroid nicknamed 'Great Pumpkin' to fly past earth
Halloween asteroid nicknamed 'Great Pumpkin' to fly past earth

An asteroid the size of four football pitches is due to fly past Earth.

Sat, 31 Oct, 2015

Earth set for close encounter with asteroid
Earth set for close encounter with asteroid

A Halloween asteroid the size of four football pitches is due to miss the Earth by just 300,000 miles on Saturday. By astronomical standards, that is frightfully close.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2015

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