Asteroids: School Students Make 11 New Discoveries
Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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These Are The Most Exciting Space Missions Coming In 2025
From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an ...
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Asteroid Vesta found to have channels that look like water-made gullies
When NASA’s Dawn spacecraft visited the giant asteroid Vesta, it discovered intriguing channels on the rocky surface, ...
Is the planet Earth in danger? What was found in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars by the James Webb Space Telescope?
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered a number of small asteroids, some of which may be heading towards Earth.
Mars’ Small Mass Still Puzzles Planetary Scientists
Mars’ strangely small mass still puzzles planetary scientists. Definitive answers as to why are still hard to come by.
The world's largest space telescope just got an unexpected new role: asteroid hunter
Even small asteroids can do a lot of damage—and new research shows the James Webb Space Telescope is adept at spotting the tiniest of space rocks.
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Smallest main-belt asteroids ever detected found hiding in JWST data
With the James Webb Space Telescope and updated processing techniques, researchers have detected asteroids just tens of ...
An ‘oddball’ asteroid-comet hybrid dates back 4.6 billion years
The JWST’s spectra data also showed the huge amount of various ices with different volatilities and how they are made. Chiron ...
Planetary Defense: Webb Detects 138 Decameter-Sized Asteroids in the Main Belt
Astronomers have detected 138 decameter-sized rocky bodies in the main asteroid belt, marking the smallest asteroids ever ...
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How do spacecraft avoid collisions in the asteroid belt?
How do spacecraft avoid collisions when passing through the asteroid belt? Val-David SmithsonPleasant Grove, Utah Let's begin ...