Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a ...

The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on December 22 2032 is now approximately 4%, and this probability ...

The next waypoint on Psyche's voyage will be a flyby of Mars in May 2026. Officials expect Psyche to keep that date, which is ...

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so meteorites that come from the ...

YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defense efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...

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A recent study published in Nature Astronomy revives the debate about the origin of Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.