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Japanese probe detonates 'bomb' on asteroid
VIDEO Apr 7, 2019The Japanese Hayabusa-2 spacecraft has detonated an explosive charge on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu.
Bennu is spewing dust particles in to space
Mar 21, 2019Scientists at NASA have revealed that there is a lot more to this unassuming space rock than meets the eye.
Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid strike
Mar 8, 2019A 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
Mar 4, 2019New computer models have indicated that large asteroids are much tougher than anyone had expected.
Hayabusa2 probe touches down on asteroid
Feb 22, 2019The 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
Jan 30, 2019NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has captured detailed images of the potentially hazardous asteroid.
Asteroid defense mission adds new objectives
Jan 8, 2019Two 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
Dec 24, 2018A 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 Dec 11, 2018NASA'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
Dec 8, 2018SETI has been attempting to determine if the first known interstellar visitor is under intelligent alien control.
OSIRIS-REx probe arrives at asteroid Bennu
VIDEO Dec 3, 2018A 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 Nov 15, 2018For 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
Nov 3, 2018Harvard astronomers have suggested that the first known interstellar visitor could be an alien probe.
Europe's MASCOT rover dies after just one day
Oct 7, 2018The 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
Sep 29, 2018The 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 Sep 28, 2018Japan'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
Sep 22, 2018Japan's space agency JAXA has succeeded in landing two tiny hopping robots on the asteroid Ryugu.
Pyramid-sized asteroid poses no risk to Earth
Aug 25, 2018Despite being labelled by NASA as 'potentially hazardous', asteroid 2016 NF23 does not pose a threat.
New mineral discovered inside meteorite
Aug 1, 2018The new mineral is reportedly harder than diamond and has a never-before-seen molecular structure.
Interstellar visitor may actually be a comet
VIDEO Jun 28, 2018Originally classed as an asteroid, the object known as 'Oumuamua is now believed to be a comet.
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