Two asteroids crashed around a nearby star, solving a cosmic mystery
A composite image of the dust belt around Fomalhaut (obscured in the middle). In the…
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Nearly invisible asteroids around Venus could threaten Earth — but don’t worry, not for a while
A hidden population of asteroids sharing Venus' orbit could threaten Earth in a few thousand…
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The Wild Plan to Terraform Mars by Slamming Asteroids Into It
It’s often the case that the more that planets are studied and understood, the more…
Astronauts could one day end up eating asteroids
Samples from asteroid RyuguJAXA Future astronauts could eat a nutritionally perfect diet made from bacteria…
How to Save the World from Apocalyptic Asteroids
Climate change, global pandemics, bioterrorism, nuclear warfare, artificial intelligence run amok—today’s world offers no shortage…
Freeze-thaw cycle helps asteroids ferry molecules of life to planets
Cracks running through samples of asteroid Ryugu were probably formed by the repeated thawing and…
Weird, ‘watermelon shape’ asteroids like Dimorphos and Selam may finally have an explanation
The unusual shapes of the tiny asteroids Dimorphos and Selam have perplexed astronomers for years,…
Over 350 asteroids have hidden moons, Gaia space telescope finds
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia space telescope has already proven itself invaluable in tracking…
This little robot can hop in zero-gravity to explore asteroids
A three-legged robot named SpaceHopper could help combat the challenges of exploring low-gravity environments, such…
NASA’s Lucy will fire main engines for 1st time in space on way to Trojan asteroids
NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy mission is finally getting fired up in space for its trip to…