Asteroids

Threats From Above Lead the List of Space Concerns in New Survey

Sending astronauts to the moon is OK — but more Americans think NASA should instead put a high priority on…

8 months ago

Psyche Mission Passes Independent Review Board with Flying Colors

An independently appointed review board recently announced that NASA, their Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and the California Institute of Technology…

9 months ago

If You’re Going to Visit Venus, Why Not Include an Asteroid Flyby Too?

A recent study submitted to Acta Astronautica examines the prospect of designing a Venus mission flight plan that would involve…

10 months ago

Want to be an asteroid miner? There’s a database for that.

Asteroid mining is slowly but surely coming closer to reality. Many start-ups and governmental agencies alike are getting in on…

10 months ago

Astronomers Want Your Help to Identify Risky Asteroids

You, too, can be an asteroid hunter --- thanks to a citizen-science project launched by the University of Arizona's Lunar…

11 months ago

Here's How NASA is Planning to Protect Earth From Asteroids and Comets

The large impact craters dotting our planet are powerful reminders that asteroids and comets strike the Earth from time to…

11 months ago

Don’t Panic Over the Risk of an Asteroid Smashup in 2046

A newly discovered asteroid called 2023 DW has generated quite a buzz over the past week, due to an estimated…

1 year ago

A 500-Meter-Long Asteroid Flew Past Earth, and Astronomers Were Watching

An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building flew past Earth in early February, coming within 1.8 million km…

1 year ago

ESA is Building an Early Warning System for Dangerous Asteroids

The European Space Agency is working on a new mission that would act as an early warning system for dangerous,…

1 year ago

A Green Bank Telescope Prototype Radar System Can Image the Moon in High-Resolution and Detect Asteroids

Everyone loves taking pictures of the Moon. Whether it’s with their phones or through the wonders of astrophotography, photographing the…

1 year ago