A new "main-belt comet" — a comet-like object masquerading as an asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter — has been identified, bringing the tally of these beguiling objects up ...

On Dec. 12, at 11:15 p.m. EST, NASA's Lucy spacecraft, currently in a two-year orbit around the sun, will skim Earth's ...

Among the asteroids that get close to our planet, the decameter class (those tens of meters wide) has been seen aplenty. One ...

Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt. They used their approach to detect more than 100 new asteroids, ranging from the size of a ...

Astronomers have discovered over a thousand photos of asteroids that had been hiding in Hubble images, unnoticed until now.

These features confirmed that the rock was not only rare but also invaluable to scientific study. The meteorite is estimated ...

PT5, this celestial visitor caught the attention of astronomers in September 2023. Initially thought to be a run-of-the-mill ...

These "decameter" asteroids, measuring just tens of meters across, are more likely to escape the main asteroid belt and migrate in to become near-Earth objects. If they make impact, these small ...

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Of the 10% of meteorites without a known source, 6% come from the moon, Mars or Vesta, the latter one of the largest objects in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. All meteor showers ...