Asteroid News, Photos, Videos and Tweets

Incredible video shows Hayabusa2 pogo-bouncing off asteroid

A new paper analyzes what we know about the sample the probe grabbed last year.

asteroid - Ars Technica
1:20pm PDT - May 7th, 2020

Asteroids don't just go rogue and head for the sun. But this one apparently did

When the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft briefly touched down on near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, scientists noticed two different colors of material on the asteroid's surface.

asteroid - CNN
11:00am PDT - May 7th, 2020

Surprise asteroid EVADES Earth protection satellites in one of the closest flybys ever recorded

A truck-sized asteroid has careened past Earth in one of the closest flybys ever recorded – but none of satellites scanning the skies to protect our planet saw the space rock coming. Read Full Article at RT.com

asteroid - RT
2:42am PDT - May 6th, 2020

An asteroid more than a mile wide makes a close — but safe — approach to Earth

A large 1.5-mile-wide asteroid is making a close, but safe, approach to Earth on Wednesday, and amateur astronomers will be able to watch via a live stream from the comfort of their homes.

asteroid - NBC News
10:54am PDT - April 29th, 2020

Quarantine Got You Bored? Watch This Space Rock Come Pretty Close to Earth.

Any big asteroid that passes within five million miles of Earth is considered “potentially hazardous,” but this one doesn’t pose any threat.

asteroid - Vice News
8:24am PDT - April 29th, 2020

'Wonderchicken' fossil from Belgium reveals dawn of modern birds

A fossil unearthed in Belgium dubbed the "Wonderchicken" is providing a rare glimpse into the early evolution of modern birds at the twilight of the age of dinosaurs, right before an asteroid impact altered the course of life on Earth.

asteroid - Reuters
9:09am PDT - March 18th, 2020

Fossil 'wonderchicken' could be earliest known fowl

A newly discovered fossil bird could be the oldest-known ancestor of every chicken on the planet.

asteroid - BBC News
9:03am PDT - March 18th, 2020

Comet 67P is hiding nitrogen that could solve a solar system mystery

The Rosetta spacecraft’s measurements of comet 67P have revealed a hidden source of nitrogen that may help us learn how giant planets – and even life – formed

asteroid - New Scientist
11:00am PDT - March 12th, 2020

Dinosaurs had shorter days and longer years, according to new study

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth 65 million years ago, but they did so when a day was shorter than it is now, according to newly published research.

asteroid - Fox News
8:45am PDT - March 12th, 2020

World's smallest dinosaur discovered: 'We've never seen anything like it'

The world's smallest dinosaur has been found, a two-inch bird-like creature that "looks like it just died yesterday."

asteroid - Fox News
9:58am PDT - March 11th, 2020

Astronomers photographed a possible 'mini-moon' orbiting Earth — though it might just be space debris

Astronomers recently photographed a small object in a chaotic orbit around Earth. It might be a mini-moon — a former asteroid temporarily in Earth's orbit. If so, it would be only the second such object astronomers have seen. It could also be space debris — 5…

asteroid - Business Insider
5:43am PST - March 3rd, 2020

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission will use a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket

SpaceX has won the contract for NASA's Psyche mission, and it's using the Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the spacecraft and ferry it to its target asteroid. NASA first approved plans to visit Psyche back in 2017 before finalizing them last year. Scientists wan…

asteroid - Engadget
6:03pm PST - February 28th, 2020

SpaceX wins the $117 million launch contract to explore Psyche’s heavy metal asteroid

SpaceX has won the launch contract for NASA’s 2022 mission to explore the mineral-rich asteroid known as Psyche, the space agency announced today, including launch services and other mission-related costs valued at $117 million — remarkably low for a mission …

asteroid - TechCrunch
1:57pm PST - February 28th, 2020

Scientists say Earth has two moons now

Astronomers from the Catalina Sky Survey yesterday announced they’d found a second natural satellite orbiting the Earth. It looks like our planet and its long-standing partner Luna have decided to explore polyamory. The newcomer is a small asteroid that was a…

asteroid - The Next Web
1:31pm PST - February 26th, 2020

An Object from Deep Space Has Entered Earth's Orbit

The possible 'mini-moon' quietly started orbiting Earth three years ago, and was just detected by astronomers.

asteroid - Vice News
9:30am PST - February 26th, 2020

Earth has acquired a brand new moon that's about the size of a car

Astronomers have spotted an asteroid that has been captured by Earth's gravity, making it a temporary mini-moon. It will probably fly away again in April

asteroid - New Scientist
8:24am PST - February 26th, 2020

Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Locke & Key’ offers spooky delights

At times, it can be hard to tell exactly who “Locke & Key” was made for. Adapted from a comic book series written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez, the show tells the story of the Locke family after they move into the mysterious Keyhouse, wher…

asteroid - TechCrunch
10:01am PST - February 22nd, 2020

MIT system predicts the best way to deflect an Earth-bound asteroid

We’re not in immediate danger of any asteroids colliding with Earth – at least not as far as anyone’s aware. But it’s not like it hasn’t happened before, and there is an expected near-miss coming up in 2029. Accordingly, it’s probably best to be prepared, and…

asteroid - TechCrunch
11:22am PST - February 19th, 2020

Perfectly preserved 6,000-year-old leaf that fell from elm tree discovered by archaeologists

A leaf that fell from an elm tree more than 6,000 years ago was discovered intact by archaeologists in the United Kingdom.

asteroid - Fox News
11:02am PST - February 18th, 2020

When the Sun expands, it will trash all the asteroids

Light from stars at the end of their lives is intense enough to rip asteroids to bits.

asteroid - Ars Technica
9:01am PST - February 18th, 2020

Dinosaurs were warm-blooded, shocking study says

Despite most scientists generally accepting that dinosaurs were cold-blooded creatures, a new study suggests they were in fact warm-blooded.

asteroid - Fox News
7:39am PST - February 18th, 2020

Massive asteroid will swing by Earth after Valentine's Day

Not long after Valentine's Day ends, a massive asteroid estimated to be between 1,443 feet and 3,248 feet long will pass by Earth around 6:05 a.m. ET on Saturday. Based on the size range, it could be anywhere between the size of a suspension bridge to taller …

asteroid - CNN
8:09am PST - February 14th, 2020

NASA’s next science missions will head for Venus, Io, or Triton

The four Solar System exploration proposals selected to move to the next stage of NASA’s Discovery Program were VERITAS, DAVINCI+, Trident, and IVO.

asteroid - The Verge
2:45pm PST - February 13th, 2020

Potentially hazardous asteroid that zipped past Earth has its own 'moon'

A "potentially hazardous asteroid" that whizzed past Earth earlier this month is so large it has its own "moon."

asteroid - Fox News
7:11am PST - February 13th, 2020

NASA Spots 'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid Rapidly Approaching Earth

NASA has confirmed that an asteroid larger than the tallest man-made structure in the world is hurtling towards Earth at an incredible speed.

asteroid - IGN
3:32am PST - February 13th, 2020

RT @tony873004: Newly-discovered #asteroid 2023 NT1 passed about 1/4 the Moon's distance on July 13, but wasn't discovered until July 15, a…

ALF_Alien Life Form (@ALF_rednecks)
9:20pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @tonyyu_pinklion: 20230717 : Tony's weibo I will be ur biggest asteroid N space until you recognize me as your planet. #TonyYu #yuji

Wonpil đánh em (@98bluegrey_)
9:19pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @tony873004: Newly-discovered #asteroid 2023 NT1 passed about 1/4 the Moon's distance on July 13, but wasn't discovered until July 15, a…

Гуго Карлович ™ (@JoN_TM)
9:17pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @IDKFA3: Stock market is predicting roaring 20s, based on current equity risk premium. Bond market is predicting either world war three…

Time=Best Stock (@paynej247)
9:15pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

I couldn’t finish watching Asteroid City. Tried 3 times. It’s really boring.

ShazJo (@malayrhapsody)
9:14pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @Cinesnark: But again a salary cap is tricky because actors cut their rates all the time in order to work in lower-budgeted projects. Li…

I Dream In 4D (@IDreamIn4D)
9:13pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

Machine Mommy Elesh Norn Simp (@TheyMakeMad)
9:12pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

asteroid city: good movey

lamb's wool (@RlZOTTO)
9:11pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @thatfrood: becoming the “let me solo her” of asteroid city. I stand at the exit of the theater and explain the meaning of the framing d…

Eggtober - Almond (@Tokoyami_Snow)
9:11pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @NASAhistory: #OTD in 2011, NASA's Dawn spacecraft entered Vesta's orbit, studying the asteroid's geology and composition. Dawn revealed…

Mia Dorota Gomez (@mdillon544)
9:10pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @tony873004: Newly-discovered #asteroid 2023 NT1 passed about 1/4 the Moon's distance on July 13, but wasn't discovered until July 15, a…

Scott's Astronomy Page (@scottsastropage)
9:09pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

dahyunator 9000 (@queergloom)
2:53pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @ChrisLoesch: Asteroid City is unwatchable. Not just the worst Wes Anderson movie - one of the worst movies of all time. Utter garbage.

NASCARNAC (@NASCARNAC)
2:52pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

(not) DΔΠIΣL (@s133py0)
2:51pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @ChurchNScience: The first Astronomer to discover an Asteroid was a #catholic priest and he was also the first Astronomer to discover th…

Blessed Trinity RE (@RE_BTRCC)
2:51pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @smalltownrobin: People not getting that Maya was dressed as the spaceship and the alien at the asteroid city premieres is so upsetting…

gee (@robinsdingvs)
2:51pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

Asteroid City is unwatchable. Not just the worst Wes Anderson movie - one of the worst movies of all time. Utter garbage.

Chris Loesch  (@ChrisLoesch)
2:50pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @ridingrobots: One of the most underrated missions ever. Two stops in the asteroid belt, using an ion engine.

ddouglas (@dd9000)
2:50pm PDT - July 16th, 2023
New Cycle - Set in the 1950s 

New Ep  - Wes Anderson's Asteroid City and Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. 

Anderson and Spielberg turn their cameras inward as they explore how the creative process can both liberate and confine. 

https://t.co/INMLUT9YTE https://t.co/qjgu63vEaD

New Cycle - Set in the 1950s New Ep - Wes Anderson's Asteroid City and Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. Anderson and Spielberg turn their cameras inward as they explore how the creative process can both liberate and confine. https://t.co/INMLUT9YTE https://t.co/qjgu63vEaD

Film Trace (@film_trace)
2:50pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @geoffmcfarlan: The energy released 66 million years ago by the 10 km (across) dinosaur killing asteroid was equivalent to around 10 bil…

BeWell (@bewell4711)
2:48pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

emmy (@_strawbemmy)
2:48pm PDT - July 16th, 2023
RT @justashottt_: Asteroid City (2023) dir. Wes Anderson https://t.co/WBnxsRi9V8

RT @justashottt_: Asteroid City (2023) dir. Wes Anderson https://t.co/WBnxsRi9V8

I (@IsaacMe01067832)
2:47pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

Candice/Nova (@Cartoonie12)
2:47pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @tony873004: Newly-discovered #asteroid 2023 NT1 passed about 1/4 the Moon's distance on July 13, but wasn't discovered until July 15, a…

John Garver @geo_garver@mastodon.social (@Geo_Garver)
2:46pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

(@Gene_D27)
2:46pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @smalltownrobin: People not getting that Maya was dressed as the spaceship and the alien at the asteroid city premieres is so upsetting…

jamie (@JP9639)
2:44pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @NASAhistory: #OTD in 2011, NASA's Dawn spacecraft entered Vesta's orbit, studying the asteroid's geology and composition. Dawn revealed…

Shahriyar Gourgi (@ShahriyarGourgi)
2:44pm PDT - July 16th, 2023
RT @claytoncubitt: Animating the road runner in Asteroid City https://t.co/GlsntF4B4v

RT @claytoncubitt: Animating the road runner in Asteroid City https://t.co/GlsntF4B4v

LizyWithOneZ (@Lizy_Br)
2:43pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

Maria (@yMariCoco)
2:43pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @smalltownrobin: People not getting that Maya was dressed as the spaceship and the alien at the asteroid city premieres is so upsetting…

Madi (@MadiTheThot)
2:42pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

you either like French Dispatch and hate Asteroid City or you like Asteroid City and hate French Dispatch. there is no in between.

baj (@AdekunleBajo)
7:39am PDT - July 15th, 2023

need to watch asteroid city again so bad man

aarbypls (@aarbypls)
7:39am PDT - July 15th, 2023

#nw Asteroid City (2023)

Bjork Horseman (@misteremille)
7:38am PDT - July 15th, 2023
RT @justashottt_: Asteroid City (2023) dir. Wes Anderson https://t.co/WBnxsRi9V8

RT @justashottt_: Asteroid City (2023) dir. Wes Anderson https://t.co/WBnxsRi9V8

mari (@maaribdn)
7:38am PDT - July 15th, 2023

RT @DiscussingFilm: Adrien Brody and Jeffrey Wright talk about how they’d ride bikes to the ‘ASTEROID CITY’ set and explore it whilst no on…

yonatani (@chap_je)
7:37am PDT - July 15th, 2023

RT @DeivoRyman: TheTraps https://t.co/cCeW3A5zmv Researchers discover stardust sprinkled on a nearby asteroid https://t.co/MzzRjJ8TIH Are w…

(@ty_buchanan)
7:37am PDT - July 15th, 2023
I’ve been rewatching Wes Anderson’s films to prepare for Asteroid City, and it has come to my attention that I’m a little bit in love with Luke Wilson. https://t.co/K2JWZvWdPL

I’ve been rewatching Wes Anderson’s films to prepare for Asteroid City, and it has come to my attention that I’m a little bit in love with Luke Wilson. https://t.co/K2JWZvWdPL

Shawnee Mead (@ShawneeMead)
7:36am PDT - July 15th, 2023

We're using toddlers as bait now?....We deserve the asteroid. https://t.co/8BOBF9zfHT

The Butchers dog (@justknowbuddy)
7:36am PDT - July 15th, 2023
RT @AlcinoGama: Beautiful asteroid body to remind me I can’t wait to go back to #cyto :) https://t.co/T8kz59NJRf

RT @AlcinoGama: Beautiful asteroid body to remind me I can’t wait to go back to #cyto :) https://t.co/T8kz59NJRf

Nilüfer Kadıoğlu (@nilufer510)
7:34am PDT - July 15th, 2023

RT @flor3nceluvr: need to see mi7, asteroid city, barbie, theater camp, oppenheimer, AND no hard feelings?! jesus christ movies are BACK YA…

Val!! #1 timeless fan (@valschandler)
7:34am PDT - July 15th, 2023