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Where did Earth's water come from? This ancient asteroid family may help us find out
SPACE.com· 7 days agoA family of primitive asteroids is providing astronomers with a window into the past as they seek to...
A rare risk of asteroid fastballs turns scientists into sluggers
Salon.com· 6 days agoAs Andy Rivkin, one of the team leaders, was getting ready to appear in NASA’s live broadcast of the...
How the perils of space have affected asteroid Ryugu
Ars Technica· 3 days agoAn asteroid that has been wandering through space for billions of years is going to have been bombarded by everything from rocks to radiation. Billions...
Mars might have an asteroid problem
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoStereo imaging will be an important tool on NEAR for geologic analysis of Eros, because it provides three-dimensional information on the asteroid's...
Asteroid’s Close Approach: Exploring Apophis With Cutting-Edge Mini Satellites
SciTechDaily· 4 days agoIn 2029, asteroid Apophis will closely pass Earth, offering a rare research opportunity for projects like Germany’s NEAlight, which aims to develop defensive strategies against ...
May observatory open house on asteroid sample analysis
Estes Park Trail Gazette· 20 hours agoNASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission: Early Results from Asteroid Sample Analysis is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction ...
Hubble Goes Hunting for Small Main Belt Asteroids | Newswise: News for Journalists
Newswise· 4 days agoThis Hubble Space Telescope image of the barred spiral galaxy UGC 12158 looks like someone took a...
Look up this week to see May's Full Flower Moon
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoAt around 700 times the diameter of our Sun, if Antares was dropped into the centre of our solar system, its outer surface would be somewhere in the ...
A comet approaching Earth could become brighter than the stars this fall
Space via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoBy the end of this summer, we may have a good idea as to whether we'll have a bright naked-eye comet...
Girl Awestruck After Capturing Brilliant Blue Comet By Chance on Camera
Futurism via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn Portugal, a comet shot through the sky and illuminated the whole thing turquoise — and one lucky...