Tag: Asteroids
New research shows most space rocks crashing into Earth come from a single source
Two new studies show that the majority of meteorites originate from just one family of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.
Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon. It won’t be the first (or the last)
A large space rock will be temporarily captured by Earth’s gravity throughout October and November.
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn
Mounting evidence suggests the rubble of an asteroid once formed a ring orbiting our planet’s equator.
NASA smacked a spacecraft into an asteroid – and learned details about its 12-million-year history
NASA’s DART was the first time we tried planetary defence – attempting to redirect an asteroid. The data from this landmark mission is still yielding new insights today.
Not just space rocks: 6 things we’ve learned about Earth from meteorites and comets
Vast amounts of space rocks litter our Solar System, and sometimes land on Earth’s surface. There are many things we can learn from them.
Curious Kids: what stops meteors hitting Earth and hurting people?
When rocks from space fall towards Earth, they usually don’t do any damage – here’s why.
Australian ‘bush glass’ bears the fingerprints of a cosmic collision with an iron meteorite
A zap with a laser in the lab confirmed the extraterrestrial origins of enigmatic lumps of glass found in the Northern Territory.
NASA's Psyche asteroid mission: a 3.6 billion kilometre 'journey to the centre of the Earth'
A distant lump of space rock may have a surprising amount in common with the core of our own planet.
7 years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust: NASA just brought back the largest-ever asteroid sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has delivered pieces of asteroid Bennu, which scientists hope will offer a window into the early era of the Solar System billions of years ago.
Sahara space rock 4.5 billion years old upends assumptions about the early Solar System
A new study of the meteorite Erg Chech 002 makes it one of the most precisely dated space objects and changes our understanding of how elements were spread around the cloud of dust that formed the Sun and planets.
New evidence suggests the world's largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia
Research on the Deniliquin structure points to an asteroid impact that would have been more than double the scale of the one that killed the dinosaurs.
'City killers' and half-giraffes: how many scary asteroids really go past Earth every year?
Barely a week goes by without headlines about a giant asteroid coming past Earth. Here’s what really makes an asteroid pass notable – it’s not just size.
