(Natural News) A recent study published in the journal Science Advances suggests that water may have emerged naturally on rocky planets instead of originating from asteroids or comets. Researchers from France, Denmark and Japan studied a meteorite from Mars nearly as old as the solar system. Based on the rock fragments that constitute the meteorite, the researchers found […]

(Natural News) According to a recent study, the asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago likely released an enormous amount of material into the atmosphere, leading to the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs and several other species. In their report, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international team of researchers […]

(Natural News) On Sept. 10, a large, “potentially dangerous” asteroid safely passed by the Earth. Measuring roughly 3,280 feet wide, asteroid 2020 QU6 was large enough to cause global catastrophe had it actually impacted the planet. What’s more worrying, however, are the circumstances behind 2020 QU6’s discovery. The asteroid wasn’t discovered by national space agencies but by amateur astronomer Leonardo Amaral […]

(Natural News) A colossal asteroid is set to fly past the Earth on September 14, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Asteroid 2020 QL2 has a maximum diameter of more than 390 feet – bigger than two football fields stacked horizontally together. The space rock will fly past Earth at an estimated speed of 24,000 miles per hour […]

(Natural News) Thousands of people flocked a small town in Brazil after fragments of a rare meteor fell from the sky on August 19. Up to 200 pieces have been recovered so far, and there may be more left waiting to be found. The biggest meteorite fragment found so far weighed 88 pounds and was estimated to be […]

(Natural News) An asteroid bigger than a basketball court will zoom past Earth today, September 1, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Asteroid 2011 ES4 does not pose any harm, added NASA. Although classified as a near-Earth object (NEO), the asteroid will only make a flyby around Earth and will come within 45,000 […]

(Natural News) Five asteroids flew close to Earth this week, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA detected the space objects only within the month, leaving little room for errors in calculating their trajectories. Two of the asteroids made their closest approach to the planet on Monday, August 24, while another two made their closest approach […]

(Natural News) Asteroid 2020 QG broke the record for the closest flyby to Earth that did not result in an impact. But while it managed to avoid collision, the asteroid didn’t fly past the planet unscathed. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that the path of 2020 QG was forever changed by the gravitational […]

(Natural News) An SUV-sized asteroid made the closest known flyby by such an object to Earth on Saturday, August 15. It flew over the southern Indian Ocean during its nearest dip into the atmosphere. Astronomers, however, only detected it six hours after its closest approach to Earth. Scientists at the Palomar Observatory in California were the first to […]

(Natural News) It’s not uncommon for a meteor such as an asteroid to hit Earth. In fact, research shows that Earth is hit by about 6,100 meteors that are big enough to reach the ground every year. That’s about 17 every day, which often go unnoticed because they fall in unpopulated areas and because of their smaller sizes. […]