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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captures asteroid Donaldjohanson, marking a new step in its mission to explore the solar system’s ...
Planetary scientists research the complex asteroid Vesta which may possess the same fundamental architecture as Earth such as ...
However, "2025 HP" is not the only space rock flying nearby. Today, a separate 40-foot, bus-sized asteroid named "2025 HN4" ...
Scientists leveraged a global camera network and doorbell cameras to track dozens of meteorites to their asteroid families.
Discovered in 2003 by Saanich-based astronomer Dave Balam, the kilometre-wide space rock now officially carries the name of ...
For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an ...
For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a crust, mantle ...
JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters), roughly the ...
Vesta, one of the two largest bodies in our solar system's asteroid belt, has long been thought to be more than just another ...
After the demise of the dinosaurs following an asteroid strike 66 million years ago, mammals became Earth's dominant land ...
YR4 may hit the Moon after changing its path away from Earth. Learn what this means, how it happened, and what scientists are ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the ...