Hayabusa-2 Snaps Stunning Close-Up Images of Asteroid Torifune during Flyby
On July 5, 2026, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa-2 spacecraft completed the first asteroid encounter of its extended…
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Over 11,000 New Asteroids
Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered over 11,000 new asteroids, including hundreds of trans-Neptunian objects…
NASA’s Planetary Defense Test Changed Binary Asteroid’s Orbit around the Sun
New measurements show that the DART impact in 2022 not only shortened the orbit of the moonlet Dimorphos…
Scientists Find Extraterrestrial Bio-Essential Sugars in Samples from Asteroid Bennu
A team of researchers from the United States and Japan has analyzed an extract from a sample of…
A near-Earth asteroid passed close to our planet on October 1, 2025
Many celestial objects travel within our solar system and sometimes hold surprises. Indeed, a near-Earth asteroid named 2025…