Asteroids: What Are They and Where Do They Come From?
Jul 15, 2014 · Just what are asteroids, exactly? They're rocky objects left over from the solar system's formation, found mostly in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Newly Discovered Asteroid Has Slight Chance of Earth Impact in …
Jan 28, 2025 · The discovery marks only the second time that an asteroid's impact risk has reached greater than a 1% chance.
Newly Discovered Asteroid Circles the Sun Inside Venus’s Orbit
Astronomers have discovered a second asteroid in the inner solar system, circling the Sun almost entirely within the orbit of Venus.
How Venus Ended Up with a Mini-Moon Named Zoozve
Feb 9, 2024 · Thanks to some misread handwriting, a temporary mini-moon of Venus has just been bestowed with an unusual name.
Ingredients of Life Discovered on Near-Earth Asteroid Bennu
Feb 5, 2025 · Samples from the asteroid's surface returned to Earth in 2023. NASA GSFC / University of Arizona In 2016, NASA launched a probe to collect samples from the asteroid …
Asteroid Vesta Now an Easy Catch in Binoculars - Sky & Telescope
Apr 23, 2025 · Vesta, both protoplanet and asteroid, reaches opposition on May 2nd. From a dark sky it's even visible with the naked eye.
Webb Telescope Shows Unexpectedly Crowded Asteroid Belt
Dec 9, 2024 · A new analysis of archival Webb telescope data reveals small asteroids in the main asteroid belt are far more numerous than thought.
Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 Might Aim for the Moon
Apr 8, 2025 · The asteroid that will now definitely not hit Earth has the highest odds ever for a predicted lunar impact — but a miss is still more likely.
How large an asteroid could a person jump off? - Sky & Telescope
Jul 24, 2006 · How large an asteroid could a person jump off? Asteroid 243 Ida and its small moon. NASA/JPL This interesting question goes back to 1952 or even earlier. It turns out that …
Webb Telescope to Weigh in on Impact Odds for Asteroid 2024 YR4
Feb 13, 2025 · The original story appears below. This diagram shows the predicted orbit of asteroid 2024 YR4, which is slightly angled compared to the plane of Earth's orbit. (Note that …