- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 30th, 2015
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
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
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
It's called 86666, measures 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) across
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 4th, 2015
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
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
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
The space rock comprises two lobes, resembles a peanut
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 29th, 2015
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
Bennu was discovered in 1999, NASA will soon visit it
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 25th, 2015
Watch: A View of the Asteroid That Visited Us on July 19
The asteroid made its closest approach at 7:37 a.m. PST
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 18th, 2015
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
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
From this June on, Asteroid Day will be held annually
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 8th, 2015
Conspiracy Theorists: Come September 24, an Asteroid Will Hit Earth
The rock will wipe out humanity as we know it, allegedly
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 14th, 2015
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
These days, Vesta is merely a space boulder traveling around the Sun nestled between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter