A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

"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 ...

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

"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 ...

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The time between launch and landing would be only a couple of years, so we could deploy the latest technology and know that it would be sitting on an asteroid's surface in a very short time.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed images of asteroid 2024 YR4, providing new insights into its size, surface material, and heat patterns. Initially considered a ...

New Delhi: After sending chills down their spines with its brief stint as the highest-risk space object ever recorded, a near-Earth asteroid, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has now prompted astronomers to turn ...

James Webb Space Telescope images of the asteroid 2024 YR4 taken with the ... due to the fact that it spins very quickly and that its surface is "dominated by rocks that are maybe fist-sized ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 initially had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but NASA revised the probability to almost zero. However, observations now suggest a 2% chance of it striking the moon.

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