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Scientist: No need to panic about asteroid that might hit Earth in 2032

February 22, 2025

Since early January, Chinese scientists have been continuously observing an asteroid that has a small chance of colliding with Earth in 2032.

Asteroid to eclipse Betelgeuse, Offering rare view

December 11, 2023

One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse.

Nasa unveils newly returned carbon-rich asteroid sample

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023

Nasa on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a tightly sealed capsule that was returned to Earth last month carrying a carbon-rich soil sample scooped from the surface of an asteroid, including water molecules locked inside clay-like minerals.

Nasa's DART spacecraft hits target asteroid in test of planetary defense system

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Nasa's DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a distant asteroid at hypersonic speed on Monday in a test of the world's first planetary defence system, designed to prevent a potential doomsday meteorite collision with Earth.

Water found in samples brought from asteroid Ryugu

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Water has been found in samples from the asteroid Ryugu brought to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 explorer, according to a study published in the US journal Science.

Asteroid-bound spacecraft zips by Earth for gravity boost

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

MIAMI - An unmanned NASA spacecraft traveling to a distant asteroid veered toward Earth on Friday for a gravitational slingshot maneuver that will better aim it toward the Sun-orbiting space rock, Bennu, the US space agency said.