Asteroid hunters have identified 27,500 overlooked near-Earth asteroids using cutting-edge tech that could potentially stave ...
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 ...
There's an astronomical number of asteroids hanging around Earth, and it's important to spot them before they get too close.
A recent study examined the effects of space weathering on Ryugu, an asteroid explored by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft.
But in many ways, we are the byproducts of asteroids since they likely delivered a significant amount of Earth’s water and the prebiotic molecular precursors to the rich chemistry from which we ...
Scientists have calculated the rotational speed of asteroid 2024 BX1, which exploded over Berlin earlier this year, by ...
The 162173 Ryugu asteroid is believed to a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group and new pictures of its surface ...
NASA has cataloged nearly 35,000 near-Earth asteroids to date, though very few of those pose any threat to the planet.
With the help of Google Cloud, scientists churned through hundreds of thousands of images of the night sky to reveal that the solar system is filled with unseen objects. By Kenneth Chang A couple ...
While it is likely that Earth got a good amount of water, and other materials, from comets, the probable incidence of comet collisions with Earth in its distant past, in a period called the ...
Over on the Curiosity X page, a super clear image of an asteroid has been shared - and everyone is saying the same thing.
Five asteroids are set to fly past Earth on Saturday, April 13. Three of them are of the size of a bus and two are of the size of an airplane. US space agency NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL ...