Mars rocks may harbor signs of life from four billion years ago
Iron-rich rocks near ancient lake sites on Mars could hold vital clues that show life once existed there, research suggests.
May 25, 2018
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Football field-sized asteroid to shave by Earth
An asteroid around the size of a football field is expected to zoom by Earth on Tuesday, but at a safe distance, the US space agency said.
Small asteroid to shave safely by Earth Friday
An asteroid bigger than a city bus is on track to zoom by Earth Friday at a safe but close distance, less than one-fifth as far away as the Moon, NASA said.
Tall tail: Morocco casts doubt on Mexico 'dinosaur' fragment
Authorities in Morocco said Monday they doubt the authenticity of an alleged dinosaur tail sold in Mexico, after launching a probe to see if it had been illegally exported from the North African country.
Science Says: That Michigan meteor could have been meatier
The fireball that streaked through the Michigan sky put on quite a show but as far as potentially killer space rocks, it was merely a flash in the pan.
Asteroid grazes past Earth in 'critical' rehearsal
A house-sized asteroid grazed past Earth Thursday, passing harmlessly inside the Moon's orbit, as predicted, to give experts a rare opportunity to rehearse for a real strike threat in future.
Close approach of asteroid 2012 TC4 poses no danger to Earth
The house-sized asteroid 2012 TC4 is slated to give Earth a close shave on Thursday, October 12, swooshing by our planet at approximately 5:41 UTC (1:41 a.m. EDT) at a distance of about 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers). Although ...
Researcher unearths hottest rock on record
It was a stroke of serendipity that led to Michael Zanetti's discovery of the hottest rock on Earth.
NASA's asteroid chaser swings by Earth on way to space rock
NASA's asteroid-chasing spacecraft swung by Earth on Friday on its way to a space rock.
Meteorite impact caused the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth's surface
An international team of researchers has found evidence of an ancient meteorite colliding with ground rock on Earth, producing the highest temperature ever recorded on the planet's surface. In their paper published in the ...
