Asteroids

An article detailing a rare eclipse of the star Betelgeuse by the asteroid Leona, visible across various global locations.

NASA’s Lucy spots a mini-moon orbiting asteroid Dinkinesh during a belt flyby; a prelude to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids mission.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft successfully flies by Dinkinesh, the first of 10 asteroids on its journey to Jupiter’s Trojans.

NASA unveils historic asteroid samples, shedding light on solar system origins.

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft embarks on a groundbreaking six-year mission to explore a unique metallic asteroid. Scientists anticipate the journey could offer unprecedented insights into the cores of Earth and other …

First Asteroid Samples Brought by NASA Arrive on Earth Following Spacecraft DeploymentNASA’s initial samples from an asteroid arrived on Earth this Sunday, culminating a seven-year expedition as they touched down …

This weekend, a really big asteroid will fly really close to Earth and the moon. It’s so close that astronomers will be able to take a look at it with…