A new analysis estimates that the asteroid belt is steadily losing mass each year, and may not be as permanent a feature of ...
The DART mission achieved its goal of changing one asteroid’s orbit around another, but questions remain about why the orbit ...
A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon ...
Surface features on asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, as identified by the Southwest Research Institute-led Lucy mission, have ...
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The asteroid belt is found orbiting between Mars and Jupiter and is a vast collection of rocks that is thought to be a planet ...
Young asteroids—which formed much later than those that were created during the formation of our solar system—are typically ...
A plan by a team of scientists suggests using nuclear explosive devices to prevent an asteroid, 2024 YR4, from striking the ...
Strange glass strewn across southern Australia appears to be from a mystery asteroid impact 11 million years ago.
An asteroid hurtling through space could hit the moon in 2032 – and scientists are weighing how best to deal with it.
An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have serious consequences.
An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have serious consequences.