Asteroids
A German-French Hopping Robot Just Landed on the Surface of Asteroid Ryugu
The tiny hopping robot explorer called method has completed its 16 hour mission to asteroid Ryugu.
Japanese Rovers are Now on the Surface of an Asteroid, Sending Back Amazing Pictures
The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 recently deployed its rovers to the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, which then sent back some…
Astronomers are Tracking the Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua to its Home System
An international team of astronomers have used data from the Gaia satellite to backtrack 'Oumuamua to one of four star…
A Mission to Deflect an Asteroid Just Moved into the Final Design and Assembly Phase
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission, which will attempt to deflect a small asteroid in 2022, recently moved into…
Hayabusa’s Target Itokawa Formed 4.6 Billion Years Ago, But Then it Was Smashed Up About 1.5 Billion Years Ago
According to new research by a team of Japanese researchers, samples from the Itokawa asteroid provide new clues to the…
Earth’s Mini-Moons are the Perfect Targets to Test Out Asteroid Mining
A new study by an international team of researchers indicates that "mini-moons" will soon be detectable, and could provide opportunities…
Oumuamua Accelerated Out of the Solar System Like a Comet
Using data from ground-based observatories and the Hubble space telescope, an international team of scientists found evidence that 'Oumuamua is…
A Long Exposure Hubble Image of a Galaxy Cluster Also Turned up 22 Asteroids
While observing a distant galaxy cluster, an image taken by Hubble was photobombed by 22 previously undetected asteroids.
Astro Challenge: Spotting 4 Vesta at its Best for Decades
Up for a challenge? Planetary action is certainly heating up this summer: Jupiter passed opposition last month, Saturn does so…
An Asteroid was Discovered Just Hours Before it Exploded over Africa
A tiny crashed exploded above the skies of Africa on Saturday, June 2nd. It turns out, it had been discovered…