"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our ...
Donaldjohanson, a main belt asteroid, could be a relic of a cosmic collision that took place 150 million years ago.
During next month's flyby, Lucy will collect data on the asteroid's shape, surface geology and cratering ... appear very distinct from Bennu and Ryugu. Yet, we may uncover unexpected connections ...
NASA's Lucy probe will journey to an asteroid that has remained untouched for 150 million years, potentially revealing ...
How Life's Building Blocks Took Shape on Early Earth ... Jan. 29, 2025 — Scientists found that asteroid Bennu contained a set of salty mineral deposits that formed in an exact sequence when ...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer) mission has detected amino acids in the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, ...
Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...
Though not designed for seafloor mapping, scientists have found its advanced technology can help them estimate the size and shape of structures underwater more precisely. Scientists of many ...
The hefty space rock 2014 TN17 is large enough to wipe out a city, but it will pose no risk to our planet when it sails by this Wednesday (March 26). Researchers will monitor it carefully during its ...