22 September 2022
In an effort to learn more about near-Earth asteroids, astronomers have used telescopic surveys to find an image of a space rock that produced a 0.4-kiloton fireball over the Pacific Ocean
16 September 2022
Planetary scientists have been racing to establish the origin of a bright fireball seen over parts of the UK on 14 September – the evidence now points to it being a meteor rather than re-entering space debris
15 March 2022
A space rock that exploded in the atmosphere near Iceland was only the fifth asteroid that has been observed before an impact with Earth
3 March 2022
Several futuristic projects have just been awarded money through NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts programme – here are New Scientist's top five choices
2 July 2021
We rarely get more than a fleeting look at interstellar objects that enter our solar system, but a new spacecraft design could be quick enough to intercept them before they leave
7 June 2021
NASA took pictures of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede with its Galileo and Voyager missions, and now it has returned for the first time in over two decades with the Juno mission
