Asteroids

NASA’s first mission to return a sample of an asteroid to Earth will be multitasking during its two-year outbound cruise to the asteroid Bennu.
| 2 min read

NASA Discovered a “Mini” Moon Orbiting Earth
byJoanne Kennell
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3.5-Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Pieces Discovered in Australia Hint to a Massive Impact
byJoanne Kennell
It is one of the largest asteroids to have slammed into Earth.
| 2 min read

Newly Discovered Comet May Force Astronomers to Redefine What a Comet Should Look Like
byJoanne Kennell
A no-tail tale.
| 3 min read

Green Flashing Meteor Spotted on Camera Over Southern California
byJohannes Van Zijl
The green streak of light was visible from the Mexican border to Central California!
| 1 min read

Dinosaurs Were Dying out Long Before the Asteroid Hit
byErica Tennenhouse
The asteroid was the final nail in the coffin.
| 2 min read

Scientists Think They Know How Deep-Sea Creatures Survived the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
byErica Tennenhouse
Algae and bacteria may have helped
| 2 min read
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