• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2015
Reminder: “Great Pumpkin” Asteroid Will Fly by Us This Halloween

Reminder: “Great Pumpkin” Asteroid Will Fly by Us This Halloween

The asteroid will come within 1.3 lunar distances of Earth

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2015
Asteroid Will Visit Us on October 31, Just in Time for Halloween

Asteroid Will Visit Us on October 31, Just in Time for Halloween

The space rock is called 2015 TB145, NASA explains

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 15th, 2015
Dwarf Planet Ceres Is a Hoarder, Whatever Hits It Sticks

Dwarf Planet Ceres Is a Hoarder, Whatever Hits It Sticks

Study finds much of the orb is actually meteorite material

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2015
“Devil Rock” Asteroid Will Buzz by Earth This Saturday, October 10

“Devil Rock” Asteroid Will Buzz by Earth This Saturday, October 10

It's called 86666, measures 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) across

Watch: Hedgehog Robot Would Be Perfect for Exploring Comets

Watch: Hedgehog Robot Would Be Perfect for Exploring Comets

The robot would do a great job on asteroids as well

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 3rd, 2015
NASA's Proposed Comet Hitchhiker Would Tour the Solar System

NASA's Proposed Comet Hitchhiker Would Tour the Solar System

The probe would explore the asteroid belt or the Kuiper Belt

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 20th, 2015
NASA: No, There Is No Asteroid on Collision Course with Earth

NASA: No, There Is No Asteroid on Collision Course with Earth

Agency refutes claims an asteroid will hit us in September

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 1st, 2015
NASA Releases Video of Mammoth Asteroid That Flew by Us on July 24

NASA Releases Video of Mammoth Asteroid That Flew by Us on July 24

The space rock comprises two lobes, resembles a peanut

Watch: How Sunlight Jerks Asteroids Around

Watch: How Sunlight Jerks Asteroids Around

Video explains how sunlight influences asteroids' orbit

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 27th, 2015
NASA Scientist: Asteroid Bennu Definitely Packs Organic Materials

NASA Scientist: Asteroid Bennu Definitely Packs Organic Materials

Bennu was discovered in 1999, NASA will soon visit it

Watch: A View of the Asteroid That Visited Us on July 19

Watch: A View of the Asteroid That Visited Us on July 19

The asteroid made its closest approach at 7:37 a.m. PST

An Asteroid Will Buzz by Earth This Sunday, July 19

An Asteroid Will Buzz by Earth This Sunday, July 19

The asteroid is worth $5.4 trillion (€4.9 trillion)

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 15th, 2015
Scientists Image Massive Asteroid As It Buzzes by Earth

Scientists Image Massive Asteroid As It Buzzes by Earth

The space rock flew by our planet earlier this month

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 16th, 2015
This Coming June 30 Marks the First Ever Official Asteroid Day

This Coming June 30 Marks the First Ever Official Asteroid Day

From this June on, Asteroid Day will be held annually

Conspiracy Theorists: Come September 24, an Asteroid Will Hit Earth

Conspiracy Theorists: Come September 24, an Asteroid Will Hit Earth

The rock will wipe out humanity as we know it, allegedly

A Pretty Big Asteroid Will Be Flying by Earth Today, May 14

A Pretty Big Asteroid Will Be Flying by Earth Today, May 14

On the bright side, the space rock will keep a polite distance of 6.3 million miles (10 million kilometers)

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 22nd, 2015
Asteroid Vesta Could Have Grown to Become a Planet Similar to Earth

Asteroid Vesta Could Have Grown to Become a Planet Similar to Earth

These days, Vesta is merely a space boulder traveling around the Sun nestled between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

 
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