Asteroids
Half Comet-Half Asteroid a Fluke? Nope
[/caption] Back in 1996, astronomers discovered a strange object in the asteroid belt. They decided it was either a "lost"…
Keep Track of NEOs with New “Asteroid Watch” Website
With the recent impact on Jupiter, a lot of people out there have asteroids on their mind and wonder if…
Heat-Shocked Diamonds Provide New Clue of Horse-Killing Impact
[/caption] Archeologists have been divided about whether an extraterrestiral impact blasted North America about 12,900 years ago, wreaking havoc on…
A Benevolent Sort of Asteroid Bombardment?
Celestial impacts can bring life as well as wipe it out, say the authors of a new study out of…
2009 HC82: A Burnt-Out, Eccentric and Backward Near-Earth Asteroid
The Solar System often throws up surprises for astronomers, but the recent discovery of a 2- to 3-km wide asteroid…
Coastal Formations Not Result of Asteroid Impact
[/caption] Coastal formations called chevrons, large U- or V-shaped features found on coastlines around the world were originally thought to…
Were the Dinosaurs Really Wiped Out by an Asteroid? Possibly Not (Update)
In 1979, the huge Chicxulub crater, measuring about 180 km (112 miles) in diameter, was discovered on the northern Yucatan…
How Will We Prepare for an Asteroid Impact?
[/caption] If Earthlings discovered a large asteroid heading towards our planet, how would we react? But more importantly would the…
Young Asteroids Age Fast with a Solar Wind Tan
[/caption] If you stay out in the Sun too long, you'll eventually get a suntan (or sunburn); your skin will…
How to Keep Asteroids Away: Tie Them Up
[/caption] It may not look like much, but that drawing could save a life someday -- or 7 billion.…