Asteroid Discovery Could Shed Light on the Mysterious Origins of Life on Earth
This week we look at how asteroid samples delivered to Earth by a Japanese spacecraft could shed light on the mysterious origins of life on Earth.
Asteroid
Curious ‘Oblong’ Object Detected on Radar Was Closely Tracked by NASA, Officials Say
NASA officials say an odd, oblong-shaped object detected on radar was tracked by the space agency’s Deep Space Network earlier this month.
Smashing Success: NASA Presents a Promising DART Mission Update
Welcome to this week’s installment of The Intelligence Brief… now that NASA’s investigation team has had time to go...
Planetary Defense: How to Protect Earth from Deadly Asteroid Impacts
In this International Asteroid Day edition of the Intelligence Brief, we look at what NASA and others are doing to mitigate the threats of potential asteroid impacts in the future.
Don’t Look Up: When Asteroids Attack
While it seems unlikely our world will end anytime soon with a giant asteroid collision, Netflix's "Don't Look Up" raises relevant questions about asteroids and their place in our galaxy.
Solar Wind May Have Helped Create Life on Earth
New research has shown that the stream of charged particles emitted by the sun known as the solar...
Near-earth asteroid may be broken off chunk of the moon
A team of astronomers believe that a near earth asteroid could actually be a lost fragment of Earth’s...
New NASA Video Highlights How Often Asteroids Hit Earth
After an asteroid the size of a small refrigerator recently whipped by Earth at an altitude of only...
This Asteroid No One Saw Coming Almost Hit Earth
An asteroid the size of a small refrigerator nearly collided with Earth on October 24th, and no one...
We Might Be Able to Nuke an Asteroid to Save the World After All, Study Says
A recent study by a team of scientists says that under the right conditions, a nuclear blast actually could be used to save the Earth from an incoming asteroid.
NASA Releases Stunning Animation of Upcoming Psyche 16 Asteroid Mission
NASA has released a stunning video animation of their upcoming mission to an asteroid, Psyche 16, over 370 million miles from Earth.
Mysterious Asteroid Phaethon is Challenging What We Understand About Comets
A recent study proposes that the key to a mystery surrounding comet-like asteroid Phaethon could be a salty one.
Remembering Tunguska: A Mystery Explosion that Baffles The CIA Over a Century Later
Theories Continue to Run Wild As Scientists Try to Explain the 15 Megaton Blast That Shook Sibera
Theories Continue to Run Wild As Scientists Try to Explain the 15 Megaton Blast That Shook Sibera
Several theories have been brought forward to explain it, but the Tunguska event remains a mystery over a hundred years later.
New Clues Emerge in the Hunt for Answers to Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
Scientists may be closing in on the mystery of fast radio bursts, with the help of new time estimates obtained by a team of researchers.
‘Oumuamua Not an Alien Spaceship, Likely a Piece of an Exoplanet, New Study Says
Two scientists from the University of Arizona believe they have solved the mystery behind ‘Oumuamua, suggesting its a piece of an exoplanet.
Asteroid 2001 FO32 Will Pass the Earth Later This Month Without Incident
The near approach of asteroid 2001 FO32 follows on the coattails of a recent close encounter Earth had with 99942 Apophis.
Apophis, a Feared Future Earth Impactor, Just Flew Past Us
Apophis, a near-earth asteroid as large as the Eifel Tower, has kept some astronomers on edge about its future flybys.
New Findings May Place the Asteroid Apophis Within Striking Distance of Earth
Apophis May Strike Earth in 2068 Due to Yarkovsky Effect.
Apophis May Strike Earth in 2068 Due to Yarkovsky Effect.
New data presented in late October indicates that the 340-meter-wide Apophis asteroid may drift much closer to Earth than initially thought.