Asteroid

The small main belt asteroid Dinkinesh is actually a binary pair

Dinkinesh really did live up to its name; this is marvelous.

A near-Earth asteroid is a piece of the moon

Some lucky lunar fragments could actually find their way to Earth-like orbits.

OSIRIS-REx: NASA showed off the asteroid material for the first time

The OSIRIS-REx sample is the biggest carbon-rich asteroid sample ever delivered to Earth.

Large mounds on Kuiper belt object Arrokoth may have a common origin

These “building blocks” could guide further work on planetesimal formational models.

Solar shield tied to asteroid proposed as climate change solution

Tethered sun shield could allow cool the Earth.

Hubble sees what is happening to the asteroid Dimorphos in the aftermath of NASA’s DART experiment

Hubble sees boulders escaping from asteroid Dimorphos.

Asteroid’s comet-like tail is not made of dust

A weird asteroid has just gotten a little weirder.

Astronomers observed the aftermath of DART’s asteroid impact

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), two teams of astronomers have observed the aftermath of the collision between NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)...

Study highlights how amino acids shaped the genetic code of ancient microorganisms

Scientists gain insights into how amino acids shaped the genetic code of ancient microorganisms.

Hubble captured movie of DART smashing into an asteroid

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of rapid changes to the asteroid Dimorphos when it was deliberately hit by a...

Analysis of the Ryugu asteroid sample reveals it is organic-rich

Asteroid Ryugu has a rich complement of organic molecules.

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