Recent advancements in asteroid research, particularly through the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, have unlocked fascinating insights into the rotation behavior of these ancient space objects.

Scientists have discovered that the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is gradually losing mass, revealing a more turbulent past for our Solar System.

The asteroid belt may seem permanent, but it is far from static. Its slow decline reveals a more violent past when more material collided with Earth and the Moon.

Instead, they’re much closer, in resonance with Venus. But they’re so difficult to observe that they remain invisible, even though they may pose a real risk of collision with our planet in the distant ...

An Australian company that is a leader in taking images of spacecraft in low Earth orbit wants to widen its aperture to monitor higher orbits and beyond.

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown asteroid impact hidden in tiny glass fragments scattered across South Australia. Curtin University scientists have contributed to the discovery of ...

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter lies a ring-shaped region called the asteroid belt, home to the vast majority of our solar system’s space rocks. The asteroid belt is as old as the solar system ...

Tianwen 2 will collect samples and deliver them back to Earth in late 2027, using a reentry capsule. Then the spacecraft will slingshot around our planet for another deep-space rendezvous: a visit ...

However, as per the study, published in the July edition of the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, the researchers have said that there's no imminent danger as it is a long-term risk. This also calls ...

A new analysis estimates that the asteroid belt is steadily losing mass each year, and may not be as permanent a feature of the solar system as we thought.

An illustration of two colliding asteroids. Credit: Europlanet/T Roger. Asteroids may look like simple space rocks, but their movements hide complex physics. Some spin neatly on their axes, while ...

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Wednesday unveiled a remarkable image of the Tianwen-2 probe alongside Earth, captured during its deep-space journey.