This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

"We now have the first outlines of a geologic map of the asteroid belt ... how long ago these rocks were dug up from below ...

Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid ... Astronomers can measure how long ago these rocks were dug up from below the asteroid’s surface by measuring the level of ...

The findings may lead to better understanding of tsunami effects and dangers from asteroid impacts ... at depths up to 1.5km ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...

We now have the first outlines of a geologic map of the asteroid belt." Knowing where meteorites come from before hitting Earth can also reveal where potentially hazardous Near Earth Asteroids may ...

"We now have the first outlines of a geologic map of the asteroid belt ... Astronomers can measure how long ago these rocks were dug up from below the asteroid's surface by measuring the level of ...

"We now have the first outlines of a geologic map of the asteroid belt ... how long ago these rocks were dug up from below the asteroid's surface by measuring the level of radioactive elements ...