A Chinese Spacecraft Captures First Image of Quasi-Moon
This week, astronomers are seeing double. Just a day after Japan’s spacecraft flew by a strange, two-lobed asteroid…
China’s Tianwen-2 Reaches Earth’s Quasi-Moon and Prepares to Grab a Sample
China’s Tianwen-2 probe has reached Kamoʻoalewa, one of seven known quasi-satellites that orbit near Earth. Scientists suspect the…
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe flew past the asteroid Torifune on Sunday — one of the closest encounters ever attempted…
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe flew past the asteroid Torifune on Sunday — one of the closest encounters ever attempted…
Study explains how asteroids may have sparked life on Earth | NASA spots peanut-shaped asteroid in space | Inshorts – Inshorts
Study explains how asteroids may have sparked life on Earth | NASA spots peanut-shaped asteroid in space |…
China Prepares Its First Asteroid Landing on Earth’s Quasi-Moon
A Chinese probe is set for a historic touchdown on asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, which may have been blasted away…
How to spot a large, harmless asteroid flyby this weekend
NEW YORK (AP) — A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don’t worry: It poses…
How to See the Giant Asteroid That Will Pass by Earth This Weekend
The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that this weekend, asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 will make its closest approach…
NASA Flyby Reveals Violent Origin of Weird Peanut-Shaped Asteroid
On April 20, 2025, the Lucy spacecraft swooped by an odd-looking asteroid, capturing close-up views of its peanut-shaped…
NASA’s Lucy Reveals Wobbling, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid
Even small asteroids lead complex lives. During its flyby of the asteroid Donaldjohanson last year, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft…
Japan’s Hayabusa2 to observe asteroid Torifune during July flyby
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Tuesday that its unmanned Hayabusa2 probe will observe asteroid Torifune at around at…
A Probe Took Incredible Pictures of Mars on Its Way to a Far-Off Asteroid
The Psyche probe, launched in October 2023 on its way to the metallic asteroid it studies, recently performed…