“God of chaos” asteroid will pass close to Earth in 3 years, NASA says
An asteroid the size of three football fields will pass near Earth in three years, giving scientists a…
Meteors are more common than you might think. Here’s what happened with one in Houston – Houston Public Media
AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki Meteorite hunter Roberto Vargas, of Connecticut, displays one of the meteorites he found in Sharon…
DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news
Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off…
All 5 ‘letters’ of DNA found on an asteroid speeding through our solar system. What do they tell us about the origins of life?
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Asteroid Ryugu Contains the Fundamental Building Blocks of Life
Asteroid Ryugu. Image credits: Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). A tiny stash of asteroid dust may help answer…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 14-20, 2026
Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on October 16, 2025, at 04:23 EDT (08:23…
“Space gum” and sugars discovered in asteroid Bennu samples, NASA reveals
Samples taken from the asteroid Bennu are continuing to shed light on the origins of the solar system. Scientists have…
NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX probe has captured striking images of Earth and the Moon
NASA has conducted various missions to study many structures in our universe. Whether black holes, galaxies, or exoplanets,…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 8-14, 2025
Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on August 8, 2025, at 20:59 EDT (00:20…
NASA spots large asteroid on collision course with the Moon
For once, Earth isn’t the one in the crosshairs. NASA scientists have confirmed that a fast-moving asteroid first…