The number 40,000 might not sound particularly dramatic, but it represents humanity's growing catalog of near-Earth asteroids ...

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya said that despite many rumors about the traveler, it was definitely a comet, not ...

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NASA images show asteroid 2025 OW spinning at extreme speed, improving its orbit forecast and revealing surface details only ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University faculty member has made a celestial discovery in Starkville: the first ...

Main-belt comets (MBCs) and active asteroids represent a fascinating intersection of cometary and asteroidal physics. These bodies, residing within the main asteroid belt, occasionally exhibit ...

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A faculty member from Mississippi State University has discovered a new asteroid, a first for the Magnolia State.