Space.com on MSN4d
Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...
NASA warns 'potentially hazardous' asteroid the size of Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza will make its closest approach to Earth for more than 100 YEARS tomorrow
TN17 is estimated to be around 540 feet in diameter, which is greater than the height of the Pyramid of Giza in Egypt (449 ...
How-To Geek on MSN5d
Meteorites Are Far More Amazing Than You Realize
Meteorites are primarily stony chondrites, but also include iron-rich achondrites and pallasites. Studying meteors provides ...
Asteroid May Not Hit Earth in 2032, But It Will Come Back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
Where and when to see meteor showers according to Greenwich astronomer
There’s a bunch of meteor showers coming up this spring and an astronomer from Greenwich has the low down on how you can see ...
Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
A Peculiar, Short-Lived Office at the Smithsonian Once Explored Reports of Bizarre Natural Phenomena
From surprising squirrel migrations to islands popping up out of nowhere, the organization’s scientists tracked strange ...
This Is Local London4d
Greenwich Observatory astronomer's tips for meteor showers
There’s a bunch of meteor showers coming up this spring and an astronomer from Greenwich has the low down on how you can see them.
The Times-Tribune2d
HS ROUNDUP: Benitez, Cordero lead West Scranton volleyball past Scranton
Emanuel Benitez had nine kills, 12 digs, and five aces, and Antonio Cordero had 18 assists to lead West Scranton to a 3-0 (25 ...