The night sky will witness a celestial event soon. Two asteroids are set to pass Earth on 31 January. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is tracking their movement. Scientists confirm that ...
This artist’s concept shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the asteroid’s surface. NASA/Goddard ...
A 14-year-old student from Shiv Nadar School, Noida, is about to make history by naming an asteroid he discovered, thanks to his participation in NASA's International Asteroid Discovery Project ...
Atari has teamed up with the watchmaker Nubeo to release a limited-edition, Asteroids-themed watch — and it’s indeed a swanky timepiece. It’s available for order now for $499 and is expected ...
An asteroid named 2024 WY70 is due to pass Earth this weekend. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS "Asteroids are generally too faint to have been detected by the current techniques and surveys ...
One such origin is the Main Asteroid Belt, but it's not the only place where asteroids emerge. Each object is a special case, and scientists compare them with known meteorites. Of course, you need ...
Why is monitoring asteroids necessary? Asteroids are ancient remnants formed during the early time of the formation of the solar system, 4.6 billion years ago. These rock bodies orbit around the Sun.