Asteroids

SCIENCE April 11

Fireball lights up New Jersey sky days after eclipse and earthquake

The New Jersey night sky was lit up early Wednesday when an apparent meteor or falling star was captured dropping from above.

Asteroids March 20

NASA collision with asteroid Dimorphos changed both its trajectory and shape

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft showed that it is possible to change the trajectory of a celestial object, and data shows that the test asteroid's shape also changed.

US February 2

Asteroid larger than New York's Empire State Building to buzz Earth on Friday

An asteroid, dubbed 2008 OS7, about the size of a skyscraper, will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday. Despite its size, it poses no threat, officials say.

NASA January 24

NASA reveals contents of asteroid sample canister whose lid was stuck

NASA has revealed the materials harvested from the asteroid Bennu after finally being able to remove the stuck lid from the OSIRIS-REx return capsule.

SCIENCE January 7

Lost asteroid 2007 FT3 unlikely to hit Earth in 2024, NASA says

A 54-million-ton asteroid that was previously believed to be headed toward Earth will not be hitting our planet this year, according to NASA.

LIFESTYLE January 4

NASA headquarters releases its best photos from 2023: See the stunning pictures

As many reflect on the year of 2023, NASA has released an array of remarkable images taken over the past 12 months. See the moments stood out in history.

Spaceflight December 28

2023 space stories: A review of the giant leaps mankind made in the past year

The year 2023 was full of space-related milestones, like more tourists brought to space, two Starship flights and the announcement of the Artemins II crew for a future moon mission.

NASA November 5

NASA surprised to discover 'dinky' moon orbiting asteroid in close flyby

NASA snapped a picture of an asteroid in an outer belt near Mars, which had a tiny moon orbiting the space rock called Dinkinesh. The photo was taken using the spacecraft Lucy.

Dinosaurs November 4

Dinosaurs may have been killed off by 'apocalyptic dust plume': study

A study argues that a dust cloud with dust grains the size of microscopic bacteria blanketed the earth the after the asteroid impact thought to have killed off dinosaurs.

Asteroids September 6

5 asteroids to pass Earth this week, including one as big as a house: NASA

NASA is anticipated five asteroids — including one as big as a house — to fly near Earth this week, though none will pose any danger.