Ryugu asteroid samples indicate damage from microscopic meteoroid bombardment
Asteroids are remnants of the formation of our solar system, and while many can be found within the asteroid belt between the ...
NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today
The asteroid, named 2024 WF5, will come over twice as close to us as the moon, at a distance of around 104,000 miles.
Scientists discover new formula to detect killer asteroids headed for Earth
Professor Noville, a Spanish scientist, has discovered a formula using the gravitational bending of light to pinpoint celestial objects including hazardous asteroids ...
'1 in 300,000 chance': New equation could be Earth’s last defence against killer asteroids
A new equation using gravitational light bending enhances asteroid detection, improving defenses against potential impacts, ...
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Earth Bids Goodbye to Its ‘Mini-Moon’ as Astronomers Investigate Where Our Planet’s Asteroid Companion Came From
Preliminary research suggests asteroid 2024 PT5, which stuck around Earth for almost two months, has lunar origins ...
OKEANOS—A mission that would have returned samples from the Trojan asteroids
Getting a mission to the point of officially being accepted for launch is an ordeal. However, even when they aren't selected ...
Scientists come up with a way to save Earth from a catastrophic asteroid collision
Before you panic about our impending doom, there's good news - a scientist from the University of Murcia has come up with an ...
Ultrawide binary objects in the Kuiper belt may not have come from the earliest solar system, research suggests
Trying to understand the makeup and evolution of the solar system's Kuiper belt has kept researchers busy since it was ...
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New equation to track Earth-bound asteroids more precisely
These objects include those in the Kuiper Belt, a region beyond Neptune’s orbit filled with icy bodies like Pluto and other ...