asteroid
Asteroid named for Egyptian god of chaos and darkness set for spacecraft flyby
Science
September 26, 2023
Asteroid named for Egyptian god of chaos and darkness set for spacecraft flyby
CNN — After successfully delivering NASA’s first asteroid sample collected in space, the OSIRIS-REx mission, now renamed OSIRIS-APEX, is embarking…
Massive city-wiping asteroid misses Earth
Science News
March 25, 2023
Massive city-wiping asteroid misses Earth
The European Space Agency, (ESA), reported that a large asteroid will pass on Saturday between Earth and the Moon. The…
NASA’s DART mission successfully slams into an asteroid
Science
September 27, 2022
NASA’s DART mission successfully slams into an asteroid
A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity’s first test of planetary defense. The impact occurred at…
What will be visible when the DART spacecraft crashes into a tiny asteroid
Science
September 26, 2022
What will be visible when the DART spacecraft crashes into a tiny asteroid
CNN – The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test aims to make history on Monday at 7:14 p.m. ET when it…
NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense concept
World
November 26, 2021
NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense concept
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA launched a spacecraft Tuesday night on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test…
NASA launches first space probe to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
Science
October 16, 2021
NASA launches first space probe to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
Oct 16 (Reuters) – NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission on Saturday to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, two large clusters…
Capsule with asteroid samples arrives in Japan for research
World
December 8, 2020
Capsule with asteroid samples arrives in Japan for research
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese space agency officials were delighted Tuesday by the return of a small capsule containing asteroid soil…
International Astronomical Union names new asteroid after Egyptian scientist
Egypt
September 22, 2019
International Astronomical Union names new asteroid after Egyptian scientist
The International Astronomical Union on Saturday named a newly discovered asteroid after Egyptian scientist Farouk al-Baz, in honor of his…
Mysterious glass found in Egypt’s Western Desert
Egypt
May 17, 2019
Mysterious glass found in Egypt’s Western Desert
Mysterious glass known as Libyan Desert Glass confirmed to be created by meteorite forces almost 29 million years ago has…
NASA spaceship zooms toward farthest world ever photographed
Science
December 31, 2018
NASA spaceship zooms toward farthest world ever photographed
A NASA spaceship is zooming toward the farthest, and quite possibly the oldest, cosmic body ever photographed by humankind,…