The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) monitored asteroid Dimorphos post-NASA DART impact. See the evolution of the debris cloud created by the smash-up over the course of a month; ...

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant ...

Asteroid 877 Alinda, 2.6 miles in width ... In fact, the solar system is littered with asteroids — debris left over from the formation of the solar system. The largest number are in a belt ...

This apocalyptic object, the Chicxulub impactor, slammed into the sea just off the coast of modern-day Mexico. From it, shock ...

The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.

A massive asteroid larger than Manhattan is set to make its closest approach to Earth in a century this Sunday - and it's ...

Massive Asteroid Impacts Did Not Change Earth's Climate ... Laser Measurements to Track Space Debris and Observe Water Masses Oct. 30, 2024 — More accurate orbit predictions for satellites ...

The strange asteroid behaves like a comet and orbits the sun every 1.4 years. When Earth passes through the debris left behind by Phaethon the "asteroid crumbs" heat up as they enter Earth's ...

“It comes from the asteroid belt, between the orbits of Mars ... He also noticed that the first debris collected by Velaidum and his family immediately after the meteorite landed differed ...

The asteroid, called DJ for short ... The shower is the first of two each year created by Halley's Comet debris. The celestial event will be active from April 20 to May 21. The Delta Aquariids ...