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A Strange Quasi-Satellite Has Been Stalking Earth for Years, and China’s New Mission Just Reached It to Settle a Massive Cosmic Debate

By Terrina Jairaj Jul 10th
‘That’s no moon!’ Scientists identify new ‘mini-moon’ that will orbit Earth for months

By Beverly Jenkins Sep 19th
This Week in Space: Asteroid 2001 FO32 Will Safely Pass Us By!

By Rachel Leishman Mar 12th
Russia Wants to Test ICBMs Against a Near-Earth Asteroid in 2035

By Jessica Lachenal Feb 12th
Get Out Your Telescope on March 5th; This Asteroid Will Pass Very Close to Earth

By Maddy Myers Feb 5th
The Universe Has a Gift for Us This Christmas (Spoilers: It’s an Asteroid)

By Jessica Lachenal Dec 14th
NASA’s Amy Mainzer Names Asteroid After Nobel Winner Malala Yousafzai

By Carolyn Cox Apr 10th
Things We Saw Today: This Karate Cat Shirt Is Very Important

By Sam Maggs Dec 9th
2029 Apophis Asteroid Will Pass So Close to Earth, It Will Experience Mini Asteroid Avalanches

By Dan Van Winkle Oct 30th
Surprise! We Discovered Another New Giant Asteroid That’s About to Whip by Us

By Dan Van Winkle Jun 5th
An Asteroid The Size Of A Bus Came Closer To Earth Than The Moon This Morning, But It’s Cool

By Sam Maggs May 3rd
Giant Asteroid’s Eclipse of a Bright Star Will Be Visible From New York and Nearby Areas on Thursday

By Dan Van Winkle Mar 18th
There’s A Full Moon Tonight, And You Can Investigate A Lunar Crash Site

By Sam Maggs Mar 16th
Yesterday’s Asteroid Wasn’t Alone, Another One to Buzz Us Much Closer Today

By Dan Van Winkle Mar 6th
An Asteroid Hit Earth’s Atmosphere Last Night Just Hours after It Was Discovered

By Dan Van Winkle Jan 2nd
Watch This Awesome Empire Strikes Back Original Storyboard Comparison

By Sam Maggs Dec 8th
Asteroid 2013 NJ Whizzed by Earth Today Closer than Anything Else on NASA’s Near Earth Object List [Video]

By Dan Van Winkle Nov 26th
The United Nations Will Create an International Asteroid Warning Group to Protect the World from Devastation

By Dan Van Winkle Oct 29th
NASA Is Totally Sure That Giant Asteroid Won’t Hit The Earth In 2032 Probably

By Sam Maggs Oct 20th
Newly Discovered Asteroid Passed Earth Within Distance of the Moon This Morning

By Glen Tickle Mar 4th