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‘Dinky’ asteroid has a tiny companion that baffles astronomers
CNN via AOL· 4 days agoA solar radiation-triggered quake likely caused the asteroid Dinkinesh to lose material. Some of it...
Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPotentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into...
China’s secret satellite can lock target 2 million km away, US worried
Interesting Engineering· 50 minutes agoChina's declassified mission has highlighted China's satellite capabilities, potentially amplifying...
Asteroid 'Dinky,' visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, birthed its own moon
Space via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThree grey space rocks in the blackness of space. the largest is alone on the left; the smaller two...
This Chinese tracking satellite can be used to hunt killer asteroids: scientists
South China Morning Post· 11 hours agoThis was a mission that took place in January 2022, but has only now been revealed after recently...
'Dinky' asteroid imaged by NASA has ultra-rare double moon, study confirms
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoResearchers have proposed a model for how a double moon named Selam formed around the tiny asteroid...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft unlocks asteroid Dinkinesh's dynamic history
Reuters via AOL· 6 days agoA little asteroid called Dinkinesh - visited last November by NASA's Lucy spacecraft - has a...
Forget Mars — This Unseen Frontier Is Worth Quintillions Of Dollars (18 Zeroes)
Benzinga· 14 hours agoThis mission is a significant step toward a new frontier in space exploration: the vast and...
NASA gives status update on mission to capture asteroid worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000
UNILAD· 4 days agoNASA has given an update on its mission to capture an asteroid worth $10,000 quadrillion. Last year,...
Double-moon asteroid described for the first time - Science
Weston Forum· 1 day agoA team of researchers used NASA’s Lucy space probe to discover a split moon orbiting an asteroid for the first time. “It’s the first time we’ve seen a system like this,” said ...