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Asteroids August 11, 2023

Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend with ideal conditions

The Perseid meteor shower will peak late Saturday, NASA says. Viewing conditions will be ideal for skywatchers this year, and this year's moon will be a waning crescent.

Asteroids July 22, 2023

Hubble Space Telescope finds boulders potentially shaken off asteroid following DART experiment

NASA says the Hubble Space Telescope has found nearly 40 boulders that were potentially shaken off the asteroid Dimorphos following its DART test last year.

Asteroids July 21, 2023

Perseid Meteor Shower 2023: What skywatchers should know

One of the biggest meteor showers of the year is back through the end of next month. The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak in mid-August, when the moon will be just 10% full.

Asteroids June 27, 2023

NEO asteroid nearly the size of the Washington Monument set to zip past Earth

An asteroid roughly 30 feet (9 meters) shorter in diameter than the height of the Washington Monument will fly past Earth early Wednesday morning, coming within 2.1 million miles of the planet.

NASA June 23, 2023

Massive asteroid to pass by Earth this weekend

A three-story building sized asteroid that will pass by Earth 134,000 miles away on Sunday will be viewable on a livestream.

NASA May 18, 2023

NASA's Webb Space Telescope finds water around mysterious main belt comet

The James Webb Space Telescope has helped astronomers find gas around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time. NASA said the gas was water vapor.

Asteroids May 9, 2023

Webb Telescope snaps shot of first asteroid belt ever seen outside the solar system

Using the James Webb Space Telescope's capabilities, scientists captured the first asteroid belt seen outside the solar system – and it's more complex than expected.

Asteroids April 18, 2023

Lyrid meteor shower: When it peaks and how to watch it

The Lyrids meteor shower is expected to peak between April 22 and 23 this month. One of the oldest known meteor showers, the Lyrids can produce fireballs.

Moon April 7, 2023

Pink moon captured in stunning images around the world

Photographers around the world captured the pink full moon in a series of stunning images this week as it shined above cities and against natural backdrops.

SCIENCE March 23, 2023

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 to pass between Earth and moon this weekend

A massive asteroid called '2023 DZ2' will come within 100,000 miles of Earth on Saturday, March 25. NASA says this event 'only happens once per decade'.

Asteroids March 15, 2023

Newly discovered asteroid has reduced odds of striking Earth

The probability that a newly-discovered asteroid will hit Earth on Valentine's Day in 2046 has dropped. The chance the asteroid hits the planet was already unlikely.