From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an exciting year of launches and flybys.

Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ... Dec. 19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of ...

This comet is located in the asteroid belt ... early solar system. The asteroid is named after the paleoanthropologist who discovered the famous “Lucy” fossil. ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter’s moon ... in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. By analyzing the comet’s materials, researchers hope to learn more about the ...

Exploring the Moon ... asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. By analyzing the comet’s materials, researchers hope to learn more about the conditions that existed in the early solar system ...

Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR-DAS, ... Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan ... asteroids within the main asteroid belt. They used their approach ...

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

An asteroid the size of a school bus is heading towards our planet, zipping past us twice as close as our own moon today ... around 36,000 objects in our solar system classified as NEOs.

This comet is located in the asteroid belt ... the early solar system. The asteroid is named after the paleoanthropologist who discovered the famous "Lucy" fossil. ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer ...