- The rover on Asteroid Ryugu has successfully completed its ground-breaking mission. The tiny rover, named MASCOT, spent three asteroid-days (17 Earth-hours) hopping across Ryugu's surface to capture images, measure geological features, and probe the asteroid's composition in unprecedented detail. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/10/mascot-mission-accomplished-at-ryugu 6 comments space
- A skyscraper-size asteroid flew closer to Earth than the moon — and scientists didn't notice until 2 days later https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/a-skyscraper-size-asteroid-flew-closer-to-earth-than-the-moon-and-scientists-didnt-notice-until-2-days-later 3 comments space
- A NASA spacecraft smashed into an asteroid on Monday in a spectacular practice run for the day a dangerous rock approaches Earth. http://untolduniverse.thespaceacademy.org/2022/09/this-spacecraft-just-smashed-into.html 4 comments upliftingnews
- NASA’s Asteroid Detector Was Upgraded to Scan the Entire Sky Every Day https://gizmodo.com/nasa-s-asteroid-detector-was-upgraded-to-scan-the-entir-1848460262 2 comments technology
- Phil "Goose" Gosselin celebrates International Asteroid Day with a two-run shot at Yankee Stadium https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/04d8c9c4-a42a-41c2-80c2-cb07bec34264.mp4 33 comments baseball
- Oreo stashed its cookies in a doomsday vault in preparation for the 'Election Day asteroid' https://www.cnet.com/news/oreo-tucked-its-cookies-into-an-asteroid-proof-doomsday-vault/ 9 comments worldnews
- Neil deGrasse Tyson warns asteroid could hit Earth the day before the election https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/environment/521727-neil-degrasse-tyson-warns-asteroid-could-hit 28 comments nottheonion
- Asteroid headed near Earth the day before Election Day https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/asteroid-headed-near-earth-the-day-before-election-day 11 comments nottheonion
- Oh, great: NASA says an asteroid is headed our way right before Election Day https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/us/asteroid-earth-november-2020-scn-trnd/index.html 15 comments nottheonion
- NASA: A truck-sized asteroid is headed toward Earth one day before the November election https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-asteroid-headed-toward-earth-before-november-election-2020-8 10 comments politics
- Tiny asteroid may hit Earth a day before US presidential poll: NASA https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/tiny-asteroid-may-hit-earth-a-day-before-us-presidential-poll-nasa-130269 6 comments nottheonion
- Oh, great: NASA says an asteroid is headed our way right before Election Day https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/us/asteroid-earth-november-2020-scn-trnd/index.html 8 comments worldnews
- Huge Asteroid Apophis Flies By Earth on Friday the 13th in 2029. A Lucky Day for Scientists https://www.space.com/asteroid-apophis-2029-flyby-planetary-defense.html 5 comments space
- Found! Fastest-Orbiting Asteroid Zips Around Sun in Just 165 Days https://www.space.com/43263-fastest-orbiting-asteroid-found-2019-aq3.html 3 comments space
- Asteroid Day Issues Reminder of Asteroid Risk on 110th Anniversary of Tunguska Event - Stardom http://www.stardomspace.com/asteroid-day-issues-reminder-of-asteroid-risk-on-110th-anniversary-of-tunguska-event/ 3 comments space
- International Asteroid Day https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/29/world/international-asteroid-day-space-missions/index.html 3 comments worldnews
- Asteroid making surprise flyby at an 'unusually high' velocity on October 31, discovered only 9 days ago. http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/2009fd/2009fd_planning.html 131 comments worldnews
- Asteroid Day To Raise Awareness For Unidentified Space Threats To Earth http://www.weather.com/science/space/news/asteroid-day-cosmic-threats 4 comments worldnews
- An asteroid the size of half of a football field is coming towards earth in 10 days. No impact expected http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/05/world/space-asteroid/index.html 3 comments worldnews
- 3 days ago, Asteroid passed within 18 lunar distances of Earth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4179_toutatis 77 comments science
- Japan and Germany announce joint venture to asteroid for two day field trip. http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/5/3460098/japan-germany-hayabusa-2-asteroid-study 4 comments space
- Scenario: A large asteroid will strike Earth in three days. How will the government respond? http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2009/10/scenario_a_large_asteroid_will_strike_earth_in_thr.html 4 comments space
- Only 2 Days Notice Before A Possible Asteroid Strike? Apparently That’s Par For The Course. http://www.myreferenceframe.com/science/only-2-days-notice-before-a-possible-asteroid-strike-apparently-thats-par-for-the-course/ 13 comments space
- Asteroids crashing into Earth? SETI? Yeah, we're done with that stuff. Good day. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/nov07/arecibo.congress.html 12 comments reddit.com
- 689-Foot Asteroid Will Make Close Approach To Earth On Christmas Day https://www.ibtimes.com/689-foot-asteroid-will-make-close-approach-earth-christmas-day-3098237 29 comments space
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) cut the ion engine on the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft, en route to Ryugu asteroid, and its now less then 2500km from it. It will begin orbit in ~10 days. http://www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/ 7 comments space
- A few days ago, a small asteroid burned up in the atmosphere; what happens to the matter? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8on2gg/a_few_days_ago_a_small_asteroid_burned_up_in_the/ 13 comments askscience
- Last night an asteroid (discovered only days ago) the size of a 10 story building moving 12 miles per second buzzed pass earth within 1/5 the distance to the moon. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090302-asteroid-earth.html 333 comments worldnews
- 'Potentially hazardous asteroid' will make its closest-ever approach to Earth on April Fools' Day (yes, really) https://www.livescience.com/large-asteroid-for-earth-flyby 14 comments space
- A unique geologic record of the day when a city-sized asteroid smashed into the planet 65 million years ago, wiping out the dinosaurs and three-quarters of all other life. https://www.wsj.com/articles/scientists-discover-new-evidence-of-the-asteroid-that-killed-off-the-dinosaurs-11568055601 4 comments science
- It looks like NASA is getting serious about finding hazardous asteroids: On Monday, NASA's science chief committed to funding a space-based telescope to find the vast majority of near-Earth asteroids that may one day threaten Earth. https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/09/it-looks-like-nasa-is-getting-serious-about-finding-hazardous-asteroids/ 154 comments space
- In four days, an Atlas V rocket will launch the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return spacecraft on its 7-year journey to asteroid Bennu and back https://www.reddit.com/r/ula/comments/515wdx/atlas_v_411_osirisrex_launch_updates_and/ 4 comments space
- It’s DART’s big day: Asteroid collision just hours away https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/tune-in-for-nasas-first-planetary-defense-test/ 49 comments futurology
- New study suggests Sun is likely an unaccounted source of the Earth’s water. Solar wind—comprised of charged particles from the Sun largely made of hydrogen ions—created water on the surface of dust grains carried on asteroids that smashed into the Earth during the early days of the Solar System. https://news.curtin.edu.au/media-releases/study-suggests-sun-is-likely-an-unaccounted-source-of-the-earths-water/ 74 comments science
- On June 30, just in time for the global celebration known as Asteroid Day, NASA's Dawn spacecraft completes its primary mission. The mission exceeded all expectations originally set for its exploration of protoplanet Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres. http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news-detail.html?id=6553 6 comments space
- DART asteroid-smashing mission 'on track for an impact' Monday, NASA says | This is humanity's first attempt to determine if we could alter the course of an asteroid, a feat that might one day be required to save human civilization https://www.space.com/dart-asteroid-mission-on-track-for-impact 335 comments futurology
- Comets are teaching us how to make breathable oxygen in space. By mimicking how asteroids naturally convert carbon dioxide into molecular oxygen, researchers hope to one day turn exhales into breaths of fresh air. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/06/comets-are-teaching-us-how-to-make-breathable-oxygen-in-space 3 comments worldnews
- Bagging an Asteroid: Nasa is planning a $2.6 billion robotic mission to catch an asteroid in a giant bag and tow it to the Moon as part of a long-term programme that could one day lead to the permanent settlement of humans in space. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/science/space/article3727898.ece 17 comments space
- A 'city-killer' asteroid got scarily close to Earth yesterday, and astronomers didn't know about it until it was just days away https://www.businessinsider.in/a-city-killer-asteroid-got-scarily-close-to-earth-yesterday-and-astronomers-didnt-know-about-it-until-it-was-just-days-away/articleshow/70404032.cms 55 comments worldnews
- Rocks at asteroid impact crater off the Yucatan Peninsula record the first day of dinosaur extinction. New study confirms the asteroid impact set wildfires, triggered tsunamis and blasted so much sulfur into atmosphere that it blocked the Sun, causing global cooling, ultimately dooming dinosaurs. https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299284&org=nsf&from=news 96 comments science