Back in the earlier days of the internet, there was a viral video from a creator called Bill Wurtz called "the history of the entire world, i guess" which spawned a number of memorable memes, some of ...

Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space exploration—or even be mined for valuable resources. By analyzing rare meteorites ...

Asteroids contain large quantities of both precious and common metals, and despite the obvious challenges in reaching them, a few startups say these celestial bodies could offer a sustainable ...

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Some asteroids are more dangerous than others, according to a report issued this week in Nature Astronomy by an international team of researchers, led by astrophysicist Auriane Egal of the Montreal ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Asteroids may be wondrous windows into the history of the cosmos ...

Two plane-sized asteroids will rocket past Earth today at speeds of up to 28,000 mph, according to Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The two asteroids, 2025 QB5 and 2025 QK3, will pass within 2.81 ...

Scientists studying asteroids found that two seemingly unrelated types share a strange dusty coating of troilite. By using polarization of light instead of traditional spectra, they uncovered evidence ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang visited the Vera C. Rubin ...

Because their orbits are unstable, a possibility exists that the asteroids could break off from their current trajectory and one day head on a collision course for Earth. The Venusian space rocks are ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance. NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured this image showing the nightside surface of ...

A new study from the University of São Paulo in Brazil said some asteroids orbiting Venus “can pose a collisional hazard to Earth” benmoss/Getty Experts say Venus is hiding some asteroids that could ...