New research shows that the asteroid belt is a melting pot of objects arriving from…
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An asteroid is a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, though they can be found throughout the solar system. Ranging in size from a few meters to hundreds of kilometers across, asteroids are remnants from the early formation of the solar system over 4.5 billion years ago. Studying these ancient space rocks provides valuable insights into planetary formation and the composition of the early solar system. Asteroids also draw scientific and public interest due to their potential impact risk to Earth and their promise as future targets for space missions and resource exploration.
Using the Spitzer Space Telescope, a new study measures the physical properties of NEO 2009BD.…
A new study from MIT researchers has found that Mars, like Earth, can “refresh”…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have viewed for the first time an asteroid with…
Asteroid 2013 TV135 was discovered on October 8, 2013, roughly three weeks after it made…
Using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, CfA astronomers discover comet-like activity in Near-Earth Object…
In a newly published study, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute reexamine the unipolar induction mechanism…
A newly published study shows that the basic building blocks of life as we know…
Data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope helped astronomers discover that the large asteroid called Don…
Astronomers from the University of British Columbia have identified a 60-kilometer-wide (37-mile-wide) asteroid that shares…
This NEOWISE image shows asteroid 1998 KN3 as it zips by the Orion nebula. This…
NASA has released new images and a three minute video showing the crew operations on…
NASA plans to reactivate the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to help identify the population of…
Scientists at MIT have discovered a “hidden flux” of material deep in the Earth’s mantle…
Researchers have now discovered 10,000 near-Earth asteroids and comets, with the 10,000th being a 1,000-foot…
In two new studies, researchers confirm that the 70km asteroid Crantor and two smaller asteroids…
A new three minute video from Science@NASA takes a closer look at asteroid 1998 QE2…
Using the Deep Space Network antenna, astronomers have captured the first radar images of asteroid…