Scientists have calculated the rotational speed of asteroid 2024 BX1, which exploded over Berlin earlier this year, by letting it trail in images of the sky. It turns out, 2024 BX1 was spinning faster ...
The surfaces of Earth and other rocky bodies are littered with conspicuous craters caused by direct hits from asteroids or comets (SN: 7/23/15). But sometimes an incoming object disintegrates in ...
The China National Space Administration plans to launch the asteroid sample-return mission TianWen-2 with the target being ...
An asteroid exploded over France two years ago in a rare single explosive event, raising concerns about future planetary defence from certain types of these rocky bodies. On 13 February 2023, a small ...
A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that without launching nukes into space means getting creative. One day, in the ...
TOKYO — A House spending bill would direct NASA to start work on an asteroid mission in partnership with industry as well as an orbital debris inspection mission. The House Appropriations Committee ...
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