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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Two enormous "potentially hazardous asteroids" are due to soar through ...

A new geometric method tracks binary asteroid motion more accurately, especially when irregular shapes complicate gravity.

Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt. They used their approach to detect more than 100 new asteroids, ranging from the size of a bus ...

Everything Armageddon Gets Wrong About Nuclear Weapons and Asteroids. A nuclear engineer breaks down the science behind nuclear weapons, asteroids, and the disaster scenarios portrayed in Armageddon.

Swirling among the planets in our solar system are pieces of rocky matter called asteroids. Too small to be considered planets, asteroids are a ‘hangover’ from the early formation of the solar system, ...

Over the course of our planet’s history, major impacts by comets and asteroids are plentiful. Science Photo Library – Andrzej Wojcicki via Getty Images It’s not a question of if but when: Eventually, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. NASA is monitoring three aircraft-sized asteroids that will zoom past ...

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