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Another pair of asteroids is going to whiz past Earth on 14 September — Bigger, faster but further away
Two asteroids already whizzed past Earth this week and now, two more are set to fly by on 14 Sept…
Two asteroids bigger than the Japan tsunamis are coming eerily close to Earth today
Asteroids whiz past Earth on a regular basis but it’s rare to see two of them gunning for the plane…
NASA is rushing to hold onto its first sample of asteroid dust before too much leaks into space: 'Time is of the essence'
A valve on the probe's sample-collecting arm won't close, and bits of asteroid are floating away. T…
Susie Neilson,Morgan McFall-J…
What happens when an asteroid actually hits Earth
And it only seems more likely since, despite the Center of Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) a…
Unprecedented new video shows NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft landing on an asteroid and sucking up dust
In NASA's video, the probe creates a flurry of dust and rock — which is how it attempted to collect…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Two potentially hazardous asteroids have been ruled out as a threat to Earth — but a bigger one is on the way
Two asteroids are coming awfully close the planet on 14 September 2019 but the Planetary Defence Co…
An asteroid nearly half the size of Mount Everest might be on a collision course for Earth in less than a year
An asteroid that stretches for four kilometers, half the of Mount Everest’s height, could be on a c…
A broken cable smashed a hole 100 feet wide in the Arecibo Observatory, which searches for aliens and tracks dangerous asteroids
The cable ripped through the observatory's reflector dish and damaged the dome that directs the tel…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Giant asteroid to whizz past Earth on Oct 31
The asteroid, known as 2015 TB145, will pass our planet by only 499,000 kilometers — the closest pa…
PTI
An airplane-size asteroid is about to zoom uncomfortably close to Earth
One more thing: Though this asteroid no longer seems to pose a threat to humanity, there are many n…
Julia Calderone
An asteroid is going to swoop uncomfortably close to Earth on March 5
Here is a graphical representation of the potential paths asteroid 2013 TX68 could take at the time…
Julia Calderone
An asteroid hunter reveals how she finds the space rocks that could destroy earth
There's one thing that could make the asteroid search a lot easier: a supercharged, dedicated aster…
Ariel Schwartz
NASA successfully launches a nearly $1 billion mission to an asteroid millions of miles away
This launch occurred exactly a week after SpaceX's planned launch of a satellite for Facebook explo…
Rebecca Harrington
Astronomers Spot A Never-Before-Seen Comet-Like Thing In The Sky
Comets, on the hand, are typically made of ice, dust, and rock. When comets gets close to the sun, …
Dina Spector
Stunning New Details From The Largest Asteroid Impact In A Century
Thanks to cell phones, dashboard video cameras, and other recording devices, researchers have been …
Dina Spector
Here's Why Astronomers Did Not Detect The Russia Meteor Ahead Of Time
In this frame grab made from a video done with a dashboard camera, on a highway from Kostanai, Kaza…
Dina Spector
A 58-story skyscraper in San Francisco is sinking - here's why it probably won't fall
Millennium Tower sits on land that is prone to liquefaction, the process by which loose sand and si…
Melia Robinson
Business Insider Is Looking For A Paid Science Intern This Fall
A yes to any or all of these questions may mean you may have an addiction to science and you should…
Jennifer Welsh
Why yesterday's SpaceX launch was such a huge deal for space travel
Elon Musk's Starship rocket achieved a world first on Sunday after its Super Heavy booster was caug…
Ellie Zolfagharifard,Morgan M…
Confused about the potential Qualcomm-Intel deal? Here's why it matters even if it doesn't happen.
Doubts about the Qualcomm-Intel deal stem from uncertainty over how Intel's manufacturing fits into…