From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could ...
Recent advancements in asteroid research, particularly through the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, have unlocked ...
Researchers working with data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have developed a new understanding of how ...
In 2010, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) made history when its Hayabusa probe became the first spacecraft to not only land on and launch from an asteroid (Itokawa), but successfully ...
An enormous asteroid is approaching Earth at 24,136 miles per hour—and will be at its closest to us in two days' time. The space rock—dubbed "2025 FA22"—is 520 feet across. On a cosmic scale, it will ...
NASA’s asteroid impact changed Dimorphos’s orbit, but another strange shift followed. Scientists are still searching for ...
Known as C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), this celestial wanderer is currently in the western sky after sunset, not far from the Big ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (RAMSES) mission to the Apophis asteroid.
On 13 April 2029, something extraordinary will unfold in the skies above Earth. An asteroid named 99942 Apophis — roughly the ...
Annual Orionid meteor shower peaks 6:00 a.m. 10/21.
The Hayabusa2 mission is facing a new challenge after observations showed the asteroid it is going to rendezvous with and ...