Space.com on MSN6 天
Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...
Discover Magazine on MSN5 天
Asteroid Mining Gives Companies Hope in the Search for Rare Metals
Learn about the projects that hope to acquire rare metals from space by mining asteroids, creating a budding industry with ...
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
Knowridge Science Report6 天
Mapping the asteroid belt: Where do meteorites come from?
For the first time, scientists are creating a geologic map of the asteroid belt—the region between Mars and Jupiter filled ...
Hunt for 25,000 hidden asteroids as scientist reveals how we’d stop a dangerous city ...
NASA is about to begin a massive hunt for hidden asteroids, and may uncover city-destroying space rocks we’ve missed.
Phys.org6 天
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
The Kirkwood gaps are explained by asteroids similarly interacting with Jupiter to leave the asteroid belt, even while their average distance from the sun does not change. By dipping into the ...
Canton Repository7 小时
Sky Shorts: Hubble marks 35 years of space exploration
Saturn is below Venus and very low in the predawn sky. In late April it is five degrees above the horizon. You may need ...