NASA has received samples of Asteroid Ryugu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The samples were collected by ...

Asteroids have long fascinated scientists as remnants of the early solar system, offering clues about the origins of our ...

It is clear that as demand for minerals surges due to green energy transition, asteroids could offer a virtually limitless ...

Kawasaki might be better known for its dirt bikes, but it actually has a hand in some of the most sophisticated aeronautical ...

Scientists still do not know where the water here on Earth came from. But two populations of so-called dark comets may tell us.

UCF Scientists Examine Unique Asteroid-Comet Hybrid Astrobiology Web 19:06 Thu, 19 Dec Earth Life Found inside Ryugu Asteroid Samples Scientific American 18:47 Thu, 19 Dec An ‘oddball’ asteroid-comet ...

An asteroid the size of a school bus is heading towards our planet, zipping past us twice as close as our own moon today. The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is one of the first handful of asteroids ...

When you’re hurtling through space on the side of an asteroid, even a small misstep could cause serious damage — or even leave you stranded in space, drifting away from the rock itself.

China and India both hope to achieve milestones in space this year. From robotic expeditions to the moon to a new observatory in space to a rendezvous with an asteroid, 2025 promises to be packed with ...

From robotic expeditions to the moon to a new observatory in space to a rendezvous with an asteroid, 2025 promises to be packed with ambitious space exploration. NASA and commercial space ...

Astronomers Find the Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected in the Main Belt Dec. 9, 2024 — Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt.

Six years ago, NASA's Dawn mission communicated with Earth for the last time, ending its exploration of Ceres and Vesta, the two largest bodies in the asteroid belt. Since then, Ceres —a water ...