An asteroid will give Earth a historically close shave next week, but there’s no chance that the space rock will slam into our planet on this pass, experts say.
Projected Trajectory of approaching Asteroid
The 150-foot-wide (45 meters) asteroid 2012 DA14 will zoom within 17,200 miles (27,700 kilometers) of
A new asteroid-mining company launches Tuesday with the goal of helping humanity expand across the solar system by tapping the vast riches of space rocks.
The new firm, called Deep Space Industries, Inc., announced today (Jan. 22) that it plans to launch a fleet of prospecting spacecraft
An artist's impression of Japan's space probe Hayabusa and an asteroid, called Itokawa
Scientists are anxiously awaiting the return of Hayabusa – Japanese for “Falcon” – in the hope that the probe has successfully gathered tiny fragments of space rock, which could provide more clues about the origin of the solar system.
The asteroid that caused the extensive damage at Tunguska Russia was much smaller than we had thought,” says Sandia principal investigator Mark Boslough of the impact that occurred June 30, 1908. “That such a small object can do this kind of destruction suggests that smaller asteroids are something to consider. Their