A massive asteroid will safely glide past Earth in 2029, offering scientists a unique opportunity to closely study a near‑Earth object. A near‑Earth asteroid dubbed Apophis will glide past our planet in April 2029, offering the first chance for...

A tiny asteroid detected just hours before impact reveals the impressive speed and efficiency of our modern planetary defense systems. Astronomers have successfully tracked a small asteroid just hours before it struck Earth’s atmosphere, marking a...

Astronomers have developed a new geometric method to accurately simulate the complex orbital motion of binary asteroids with irregular shapes. Predicting the long-term behavior of binary asteroid systems—where two celestial bodies dance in a tight...

NASA’s analysis of samples from asteroid Bennu reveals a surprising origin story linked to Jupiter’s early movements and the formation of our solar system. New analysis of extraterrestrial material returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has provided a...

ESA’s Hera mission is preparing for a critical 93-minute engine burn as it approaches the asteroid system reshaped by NASA’s historic DART impact. The European Space Agency (ESA) is initiating a critical phase in its Hera mission, with a scheduled...

of rocks retrieved from the Moon’s far side indicate that the early Solar System experienced a prolonged reduction in asteroid impacts rather than a brief, intense bombardment. The samples span a time interval from approximately 4.33 billion to 1.13...

China launches an ambitious asteroid early warning system, boosting global efforts to spot hazardous space rocks before they pose a threat. Amid a worldwide push to improve monitoring of objects that could endanger the planet, China has announced plans...

it relatively dense “5” refers to a highly metamorphosed chondrite, meaning it has been altered by heat on its parent asteroid but still preserves chondritic textures Importance in Victoria It is only the third H5 meteorite recorded from Victoria It is...

A rare rock layer reveals a hidden chapter of Earth’s biggest asteroid impact, shedding new light on the long‑forgotten aftermath. A recent analysis of microscopic marine fossils indicates that the asteroid strike 66 million years ago was the primary...

NASA uncovers a hidden comet, previously misidentified as an asteroid for 30 years, after spotting a subtle orbital anomaly. Astronomers have re‑identified a long‑known near‑Earth object as a faint, active comet after more than two decades of tracking....

NASA has upgraded its Eyes on Asteroids platform with new, interactive tools to better visualize asteroid close approaches and potential impacts on Earth. NASA has overhauled its Eyes on Asteroids visualization platform, introducing new tools that...

Scientists discover an old asteroid trajectory that offers a faster route to Mars, but it demands a massive boost in propulsion power. A crewed mission could lift off from Earth on 20 April 2031, coast to Mars in 56 days, spend five weeks exploring the...

makeup. According to the Science Advances article, the combined data suggest the meteorite most likely originated in the asteroid belt. Recovering the stone shortly after impact also minimized terrestrial contamination, allowing researchers to examine...

Laboratory tests show one of Earth’s toughest organisms can withstand pressures similar to asteroid ejection from Mars, reshaping debates about how life might travel between worlds. For centuries, scientists and philosophers have wondered whether life...

nature of tunas developed gradually over roughly 50 million years, rather than as an immediate response to the asteroid impact that ended the age of dinosaurs. Rethinking the K‑Pg Trigger Hypothesis For decades, scientists have argued that the mass...

Cambridge researchers argue orbital solar power, asteroid mining and space manufacturing are nearing profitability as launch costs drop 96% since 1960. Researchers at Cambridge University argue that commercial prospects such as orbital solar farms,...

Cambridge researchers claim orbital solar power, asteroid mining and space manufacturing are becoming economically viable as launch costs drop 96% since 1960. Cambridge scholars argue that low‑orbit solar farms, asteroid extraction and off‑world...

Ancient moon‑far‑side rocks upend theories on early solar system asteroid impacts, reshaping our view of planetary history. Samples retrieved from the Moon’s far side have reshaped the timeline of asteroid impacts, indicating a steady decline over...

Study finds the asteroid that ended the dinosaurs was a rare CO chondrite, with fine atmospheric debris—not sulfur—driving the global extinction. A new analysis of nickel isotopes trapped in the thin clay layer that marks the Cretaceous‑Paleogene...

NASA’s Lucy probe is studying four Trojan asteroids now and gearing up for high‑speed flybys beginning in 2027. The Lucy probe has started capturing images of four distant Trojan asteroids from hundreds of millions of miles away, using these faint...