A family of primitive asteroids is providing astronomers with a window into the past as they seek to unravel the history of ...
Despite the observational challenges, astronomers have discovered over 26,000 Mars-crossing asteroids from here on Earth, ...
What can asteroids teach us about the early solar system and were they responsible for bringing water to the Earth in its ...
The primitive asteroids that UCF physics doctoral student Brittany Harvison studies carry with them traces of their origins ...
"This remnant of an ancient impact is just one of the many scars asteroids have inflicted upon the Red Planet," ESA officials ...
Astronomers expect 2024 JF to make its closest approach at 8:04 p.m. ET tonight (1204 GMT on Tuesday). It will be followed by ...
Researchers smashed an asteroid with a spacecraft. From the aftermath, they are learning how to better protect Earth ...
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There's an astronomical number of asteroids hanging around Earth, and it's important to spot them before they get too close.
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In April 2023, a satellite the size of a microwave launched into space. Its goal: to get ready to mine asteroids. Although ...
While most of the team’s new finds are located in the main asteroid belt, about 100 are near-Earth asteroids that pass close to our planet’s orbit Aaron Boorstein Staff Contributor An angled ...