Asteroids
How did Dimorphos Form?
The otherwise unremarkable double asteroid of Didymos and Dimorphos made headlines as the target of NASA's successful Double Asteroid Redirect…
Are Chemical Rockets or Solar Sails Better to Return Resources from Asteroids?
If and when we ever get an asteroid mining industry off the ground, one of the most important decisions to…
Arecibo Studied 191 Asteroids That Flew Past the Earth. All the Data are Available in a new Paper
Even from beyond the grave, Arecibo is still contributing to new discoveries. Back in October, researchers released a "treasure trove…
Should Planetary Defence Take Center Stage?
Throughout the Solar System, planets and moons bear the scars of a past fraught with collisions. The Moon, Mercury, and…
Is Mining in Space Socially Acceptable?
Traditional mining has been subject to a negative stigma for some time. People, especially in developed countries, have a relatively…
NASA Makes Asteroid Defense a Priority, Moving its NEO Surveyor Mission Into the Development Phase
There's an old adage in the engineering field - what gets funded gets built. So it's sure to be a…
What Kind of an Impact did DART Have on Dimorphos? The Science Results are Here
NASA has released the preliminary analysis of the DART mission's impact (literally) on Dimorphos!
Rubble Pile Asteroids Might be the Best Places to Build Space Habitats
A new study looks at the practicality of living in a common near-Earth asteroid
This Interactive Tool Lets you Simulate Asteroid Impacts Anywhere on Earth
Asteroid impacts rank highest on the UN's list of potentially species-ending calamities. They've been the subject of countless movies and…
Astronomers Spotted a Tiny Asteroid A Few Hours Before it Impacted the Earth, and Predicted Exactly Where and When it Would Crash
Humanity is getting better a planetary defense. At least from external threats from outer space. As long as they're just…