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Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid strike
3-8-2019 |
21
A new study has cast doubt on the idea that the dinosaurs had been in steady decline before the impact.
Asteroids are harder to shatter than we thought
3-4-2019 | 7
New computer models have indicated that large asteroids are much tougher than anyone had expected.
Hayabusa2 probe touches down on asteroid
2-22-2019 | 17
The successful landing follows on from the deployment of two small rovers back in September of last year.
First close-up snaps of asteroid Bennu released
1-30-2019 | 3
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has captured detailed images of the potentially hazardous asteroid.
Asteroid defense mission adds new objectives
1-8-2019 | 1
Two cubesats will be accompanying a joint NASA/ESA mission to slam a test probe in to the side of an asteroid.
Hippo-shaped asteroid skims safely past Earth
12-24-2018 | 7
A mile-long asteroid shaped a bit like a hippopotamus has skipped us by on its closest approach in 400 years.
Evidence of water found on asteroid Bennu
VIDEO 12-11-2018 | 0
NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe seems to have hit the jackpot within a week of arriving at its destination.
SETI search of 'Oumuamua comes up empty
12-8-2018 | 21
SETI has been attempting to determine if the first known interstellar visitor is under intelligent alien control.
OSIRIS-REx probe arrives at asteroid Bennu
VIDEO 12-3-2018 | 3
A NASA probe that launched back in 2016 has drawn up alongside an asteroid that could one day strike Earth.
Huge impact crater discovered in Greenland
VIDEO 11-15-2018 | 53
For the first time ever, scientists have found an impact crater beneath one of the Earth's continental ice sheets.
'Oumuamua may be an extraterrestrial solar sail
11-3-2018 | 138
Harvard astronomers have suggested that the first known interstellar visitor could be an alien probe.
Europe's MASCOT rover dies after just one day
10-7-2018 | 9
The latest robotic lander to touch down on the asteroid Ryugu had only enough power to last around 17 hours.
Skull-shaped asteroid set to miss Halloween
9-29-2018 | 1
The unusually-shaped space rock made headlines back in 2015 when it passed the Earth on October 31st.
Rover captures video from asteroid's surface
VIDEO 9-28-2018 | 9
Japan's space agency has revealed the first ever video footage recorded from the surface of a moving asteroid.
Japan makes history as rovers land on asteroid
9-22-2018 | 17
Japan's space agency JAXA has succeeded in landing two tiny hopping robots on the asteroid Ryugu.
Pyramid-sized asteroid poses no risk to Earth
8-25-2018 | 4
Despite being labelled by NASA as 'potentially hazardous', asteroid 2016 NF23 does not pose a threat.
New mineral discovered inside meteorite
8-1-2018 | 8
The new mineral is reportedly harder than diamond and has a never-before-seen molecular structure.
Interstellar visitor may actually be a comet
VIDEO 6-28-2018 | 12
Originally classed as an asteroid, the object known as 'Oumuamua is now believed to be a comet.
NASA reveals its new asteroid protection plan
6-21-2018 | 12
A new 18-page document outlines how NASA and FEMA will approach the threat of an apocalyptic asteroid strike.
Dinosaur asteroid wiped out most bird species
5-26-2018 | 5
According to a new study, only a few select bird species survived the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs.
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