Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system. "We identified two large asteroids that show similar spectral features to ...

Asteroids are more than just space rocks—they come in many shapes, sizes, and compositions, with some even defying scientific ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system. These embryos, somewhere between small planetesimals and fully formed planets, ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.

But they did show that life’s precursor molecules—even “mirrored” ones—were widespread across the early solar system. “Asteroids provide a time capsule into our home planet’s history, and Bennu’s ...

In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth. As part of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, the ...

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour.

Dec. 19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved ... Astronomers Find the Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected in the Main Belt Dec. 9, 2024 ...