Can we really deflect an asteroid by crashing into it? Nobody knows, but we are excited to try
We don’t know much about the target asteroid of Nasa’s imminent Dart mission, so it’s hard to predict what will happen when we crash into it.
Sept. 21, 2022 • ~7 min
An asteroid impact could wipe out an entire city – a space security expert explains NASA's plans to prevent a potential catastrophe
NASA has only mapped 40% of the potentially dangerous asteroids that could crash into Earth. New projects will boost that number, and upcoming missions will test tech that could prevent collisions.
March 1, 2022 • ~10 min
A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom
New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated a city near the Dead Sea 3,600 years ago.
Sept. 20, 2021 • ~10 min
How asteroid dust helped us prove life's raw ingredients can evolve in outer space
A minuscule particle of asteroid dust has helped reveal how celestial rocks like Earth might have sprouted life.
March 9, 2021 • ~7 min
NASA's OSIRIS-REx will land on an asteroid to bring home rocks and dust – if it can avoid Mt. Doom
OSIRIS-REx will touch down on asteroid Bennu, collect a sample of the dust and begin its journey back to Earth, where scientists will study it, hoping to learn secrets of the solar system's origin.
Oct. 19, 2020 • ~8 min
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