Meteorites are messengers from the depths of primordial time—cast-off fragments of asteroids and comets that formed alongside ...
A test to protect Earth from asteroids unleashed a swarm of boulders—and a new study suggests that there may be some ...
More than 8,000 volunteers combed through 430,000 images to discover 15 new active asteroids, according to a study in which ...
Flying high: the SOFIA telescope was carried skyward by a jumbo jet. (Courtesy: NASA/Jim Ross) The first direct observation of water on the surface of an asteroid has been made using an airborne ...
As many as five asteroids are set to fly by Earth till March 19. According to NASA, four of them will make their closest ...
Five of the top illuminating, inspiring and just plain cool Pacific Northwest science stories from “All Science. No Fiction.” ...
Some extraordinary asteroids have "activity"—comet-like tails or envelopes of gas and dust. NASA's Active Asteroids project ...
Mar. 13, 2024 — What do margaritas, vinegar, and ant stings have in common? They contain chemical ingredients that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has identified surrounding two young ...
NASA volunteers have made a significant discovery, uncovering activity on 15 asteroids and challenging previous assumptions ...
Ground-based radar systems could have a unique role to play in planetary defense, helping humanity protect Earth by spotting asteroids and comets on potentially devasting collision courses with ...
Some extraordinary asteroids have “activity”—comet-like tails or envelopes of gas and dust. NASA’s Active Asteroids project ...