NASA Monitoring Bus-Sized Asteroid Heading Earthward
The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is expected to pass us at a distance of 95,200 miles, about twice as close as the orbit of the ...
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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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, ...
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Dwarf Planet Ceres Spotted By Giuseppe Piazzi In 1801
The dwarf planet Ceres became the first body of the asteroid belt to be discovered when Giuseppe Piazzi spotted it #Today (January 1st) in 1801. [...] ...
From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025
From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an ...
New year, new feature: On this date in space exploration history
The new year brings a new feature. On this date in space exploration history will bring you daily facts about the history of ...
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The Conversation: Expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025
In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter’s moon Europa.
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MIT astronomers find the smallest asteroids ever detected, discovery may help with planetary defense, researchers say
These “decameter” asteroids are more likely to escape the main asteroid belt and plunge into the Earth ... said astronomers usually alert the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge of any detected ...
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The Sky This Week from January 3 to 10: Earth’s closest approach to the Sun
The Quadrantids’ radiant lies in the now-defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis, a region of the sky occupied by Boötes. It’s ...