Medicine & TechnologySpaceX's Falcon Heavy may soon launch NASA's Psyche mission to a valuable metal-rich asteroid with potential greater value than the global economy. Read the article for more details.
As the world awaits the asteroid Bennu sample reveals on October 11, NASA shares that it discovered black dust and debris on OSIRIS-REx canister. Continue reading to learn more details.
Unlike other mountain ranges, in between Baijifeng mountain's two peaks is a 1.6-kilometer gap, exhibiting patterns that indicate an asteroid impact. Read to learn more.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx retrieved asteroid Bennu sample and is now on its way back to Earth, landing via parachute in Utah desert on September 24, 2023. Read the article for the full details.
While NASA predicted that asteroid Dimorphos slowed down its orbit by 33 minutes a month after the collision, recent unexpected observations made by a high school class showed that it was one minute slower than this figure. Read to learn more.
A geologist suggests that Australia conceals a colossal crater beneath that is potentially the world's largest, surpassing known craters. Read the article to learn more.
Vera C. Rubin Observatory's asteroid discovery algorithm finds first "potentially hazardous" asteroid (PHA) with potential Earth-close approaches. Read the article to learn more.
The ancient impact structures left on Earth by its collision with astronomical objects provide a lot of information, yet they are starting to vanish from the surface of our planet. Learn more about it in this article.
An astronomer proposed the idea of tethering a sun umbrella to a captured asteroid as a way to mitigate the effects of global warming. Learn more about it in this article.
Scientists analyzed the sample of rocks obtained from asteroid Ryugu and suggested that this celestial object could be born on the outer region of the Solar System. Continue reading to find out more.