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SCIENCE March 18, 2021

Mars is first inner planet after Earth to have core measured

NASA's InSight spacecraft has measured the size of Mars's core for the first time. 

SCIENCE March 17, 2021

New NASA study challenges beliefs about water on Mars

A new study from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and researchers at the California Institute of Technology questions whether or not a longheld theory about Mars still holds water.

SCIENCE March 12, 2021

Largest asteroid to pass Earth this year will zoom by on March 21

The largest asteroid predicted to pass by Earth this year will reach its closest point on March 21.

SCIENCE March 9, 2021

Meteor seen over New England, Canada explodes with force of 440 lbs of TNT

A meteor flashed through the night sky in New England on Sunday, releasing the energy of around 440 pounds of TNT. 

SCIENCE March 2, 2021

UK doorbell cameras and dashcams capture meteor on video

Residents of the U.K. were surprised over the weekend when a slow-moving meteor blazed across the night sky.

Asteroids December 22, 2020

3 asteroids, including one bigger than the Washington Monument, to fly past Earth on Christmas Day

Three asteroids, including one that's larger than the Washington Monument, are set to safely fly past Earth on Christmas Day, according to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies.

Asteroids December 21, 2020

Ursid meteor shower to peak this week: What to know

Though the Geminid meteor shower was the last major meteor shower of 2020, skywatchers will get another show to close out the year, the Ursid meteor shower.

Asteroids December 14, 2020

Geminid meteor shower is coming: what to know

The Geminid meteor shower is the last one of the year and it's set to give stargazers a great show, experts say.

SCIENCE December 5, 2020

Japanese capsule returns to Earth with important asteroid samples

Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully released a small capsule on Saturday and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet, the country’s space agency said.

Asteroids December 3, 2020

Fireball causes boom, unnerving upstate New York: 'It looked like a gold metallic flash'

A fireball that rattled windows and was felt from southern Ontario to Virginia midday Wednesday is widely thought to be an asteroid, experts believe.

NASA December 3, 2020

NASA confirms mysterious object orbiting Earth is 1960s-era rocket booster

The space object that was captured by Earth's orbit is indeed a rocket booster from the 1960s, NASA confirmed.