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Asteroids March 16, 2020

Asteroid Ryugu has texture like 'freeze-dried coffee'

The asteroid Ryugu has a texture that is highly porous, new images from a Japanese space reveal.

SCIENCE March 16, 2020

5 interesting facts about the moon

The moon has been the Earth's companion in the Solar System for almost 5 billion years. It is the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot.

Asteroids March 10, 2020

Giant asteroid apocalypse 13K years ago was witnessed by ancient humans, experts believe

The asteroid that hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago and ended the Pleistocene era likely wiped out an ancient civilization in what is modern-day Syria, according to newly discovered evidence.

Asteroids March 3, 2020

Asteroid almost as big as Mount Everest to pass Earth next month, NASA says

A gigantic asteroid almost as large as Mount Everest is zooming toward Earth next month, but NASA says not to worry -- it's not expected to collide with our planet.

Asteroids March 2, 2020

Scientists claim they've discovered first extraterrestrial protein in meteorite that fell to Earth 30 years ago

Scientists say they have discovered the first known protein that originated in space, located in a meteorite that fell to Earth 30 years ago.

Asteroids February 21, 2020

What should we do if a 'planet-killer' asteroid takes aim at Earth?

If a giant object looks like it's going to slam into Earth, humanity has a few options: Hammer it with a spacecraft hard enough to knock it off course, blast it with nuclear weapons, tug on it with a gravity tractor, or even slow it down using concentrated sunlight. 

Asteroids February 20, 2020

Artificial intelligence spotted 11 'potentially hazardous' asteroids that NASA missed

An asteroid hitting Earth is one of humanity's greatest existential threats, making it imperative that asteroid detection is a vital task for government space agencies around the world. Using advanced artificial intelligence, researchers in the Netherlands have discovered several "potentially hazardous objects" that were not spotted by humans.

SCIENCE February 13, 2020

Asteroid Pallas' violent history revealed in new images

A huge, heavily-cratered asteroid known as Pallas has a violent history, scientists revealed in a new study.

Asteroids February 13, 2020

Potentially hazardous asteroid that zipped past Earth has its own 'moon'

A "potentially hazardous asteroid" that whizzed past Earth earlier this month is so large it has its own "moon."

Asteroids February 10, 2020

Rosetta's 'rubber ducky' comet changed color as it neared the sun. Here's why.

The Rosetta spacecraft's rubber ducky comet has slowly changed color as it moved through space, from red to blueish and then red again.

Fossils February 6, 2020

'Bizarre' turtle managed to survive asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago also caused nearly 75 percent of all species on the planet to go extinct. However, a new study suggests one "bizarre" form of life managed to survive — a land turtle.