On April 20, Lucy will encounter a small main-belt asteroid, Donaldjohanson, as a sort of test sequence before it visits seven Trojan asteroids. The asteroid, called DJ for short, is only 2.5 ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — New modeling indicates the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson may have formed about 150 million years ago when a larger parent asteroid broke apart; its orbit and spin ...

The NEO Surveyor mission is the first space telescope that'll be dedicated to locating asteroids that could threaten Earth, ...

While asteroids are more easily discovered with optical telescopes, radar images shine when it comes to details.

WASHINGTON — A House hearing about how NASA is dealing with the threat posed by asteroid impacts turned into a discussion about a very different threat: the impact of proposed NASA budget cuts.

On April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will fly past Earth. Researchers at the University of Würzburg are now developing a concept for two small satellites that will rendezvous with Apophis in ...

Experts believe that this type of Trojan asteroid could provide very relevant information to understand how they formed and how the planets migrated to their current positions. In total ...

Apr. 9, 2025 — Astronomers have peered back in time to find what looks like a population of 'hidden' galaxies that could hold the key to unlocking some of the universe's secrets. If their ...

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NASA asteroid warning: NASA has warned of a 1,100-foot asteroid that will come extremely close to Earth and has been termed a potential hazard. Science & Tech Trending A 1,100-foot asteroid is ...

The OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule contained rock from the asteroid Bennu. NASA/Keegan Barber. China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025 ...