Puzzling Near-Earth Asteroid Turns Out to Be Comet with Weak Tail
The near-Earth object (875163) 1998 SH2, which is currently classified as an asteroid, has revealed a hidden identity: it’s…
China’s Tianwen-2 Spacecraft Reaches Earth’s Quasi-Moon after One Billion-Kilometer Journey
On July 2, 2026, the Tianwen-2 probe closed to within 20 km (12.4 miles) of the small near-Earth…
Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 To Make Very Close Flyby Of Earth
Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18 May, offering astronomers…
NASA confirms bus-sized monster asteroid 2026 HJ1 is roaring past Earth today, sparking a wave of global attention |
A small near-earth asteroid is expected to make a close pass by Earth on 21 April 2026, according…
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…
These cities could be wiped out: he modeled what would happen if asteroid 2024 YR4 struck Earth!
These cities could be wiped out: he modeled what would happen if asteroid 2024 YR4 struck Earth! –…
Record-Setting Asteroid Found in Pre-Survey Data from Vera Rubin Observatory
Astronomers have detected an extraordinary asteroid, named 2025 MN45, in early data from the Legacy Survey of Space…
Scientists Find Presolar Stardust in Samples from Asteroid Bennu
Researchers have detected an unexpectedly high abundance of presolar grains — dust from stellar explosions predating our Solar…
Liquid Water Once Flowed on Asteroid Ryugu’s Parent Body, Scientists Say
This water flow occurred on an ancient asteroid more than one billion years after its formation and was…