Asteroids

Astronomers observe companion star orbiting stellar giant Betelgeuse

A handout image of the star Betelgeuse, a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The image was released on July 28, 2026.

Chinese space probe reaches asteroid for first sample collection

The Chinese space agency CNSA published a photo of the asteroid, a rugged and grey rocky mass named “2016 HO3“ that contrasts sharply with the black background of space.

Huge asteroid zooming past Earth on June 27 will be visible to stargazers

Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 is estimated to be between 750m and 1,650m wide.

New Mexico fossils show dinosaurs thriving just before annihilation

Paleontologists have debated the age of fossils found at the Naashoibito site in northwestern New Mexico.

Chile observatory captures the universe with 3,200-megapixel camera

The Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae are seen in an image produced by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, on Pachon Hill, Coquimbo Region, Chile June 12, 2025. RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA/Handout via REUTERS

China launches space probe seeking asteroid samples

A Long March-3B rocket carrying the Tianwen-2 probe blasted off from the Xichang launch site in south-western Sichuan province.

‘Utterly disappointed’: Eta Aquarids meteor shower fizzles over Singapore

Ms May T was one of the lucky observers who managed to spot a number of meteors during the Eta Aquarids meteor shower.

A fireball near Mexico City lit up the sky and the internet

Bolides are fireballs that explode in a bright flash, often with visible fragmentation, according to the American Meteor Society.

Chance of huge asteroid hitting Earth falls to 0.001%

The impact date would have been Dec 22, 2032 – but it is now extremely likely that the asteroid will simply zoom past Earth.

A ‘city killer’ asteroid might hit Earth – how worried should we be?

The asteroid 2024 YR4, as observed from the Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope at the New Mexico Institute of Technology on Jan 27.

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