China’s Tianwen-2 Space Probe Has Rendezvoused With Earth’s Quasi-Moon
The China National Space Administration’s asteroid probe Tianwen-2 successfully reached the asteroid Kamo’oalewa, which orbits the Sun in…
Scientists Say We Should Nuke Dangerous Asteroids—Just Not the Way You Think
Scientists in China say a nuclear explosion could be the most effective way to stop a large asteroid—and…
Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera
On Sunday, an uncrewed Japanese spacecraft screamed past an asteroid named Torifune at 11,000 miles per hour. And…
High nitrogen and carbon isotopic ratios in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Williams, G. V. et al. Comet C/2017 u1 (PanSTARRS). Minor Planet Electronic Circulars 2017-U181 (2017). Denneau, L. et…
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…
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…
Massive asteroid the size of multiple Empire State Buildings will zip past Earth this weekend
NEW YORK — A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don’t worry: It poses no danger.…
Large asteroid 1997 NC1 makes its closest Earth pass in over four centuries – live watch
Asteroid 1997 NC1 will fly past Earth at a relative speed of 8.9 km/s (19 900 mph) at…
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’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…
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…