Asteroids hovering between Mars and Jupiter could be mined for key resources such as metals and fuel.

Scientists studying asteroids found that two seemingly unrelated types share a strange dusty coating of troilite. By using polarization of light instead of traditional spectra, they uncovered evidence ...

Findings open the door to new field of asteroid seismology CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — For decades, astronomers have analyzed the impact that asteroids could have on Earth. New research by MIT Professor of ...

ORLANDO, May 9, 2024 – The primitive asteroids that UCF physics doctoral student Brittany Harvison studies carry with them traces of their origins and billions of years of our solar system’s history.

With the help of Google Cloud, scientists churned through hundreds of thousands of images of the night sky to reveal that the solar system is filled with unseen objects. By Kenneth Chang A couple of ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.

In a science lab on the fourth floor of UTSA's Multidisciplinary Studies Building, UTSA students engage in meticulous choreography around a glowing furnace, melting rocks to produce lava. The task ...

Technological advancements in various fields of science are shattering what some scientists once deemed impossible. In recent years, researchers have mitigated the existential threat of asteroids, ...

A fast-spinning asteroid that orbits in time with Earth may be a wayward chunk of the moon. Now, scientists think they know exactly which lunar crater it came from. A new study, published April 19 in ...

Material harvested from asteroids could be used to sustain astronauts during long-duration space missions. Researchers from Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration have ...

Article ‘Count’ and ‘Share’ for Southern Observatory for Near Earth Asteroids Research (SONEAR Observatory) based on listed parameters only. The articles listed below published by authors from ...