Discovering asteroids in space used to be a privilege reserved for astronomers – until now, thanks to a project led by the University of Arizona Catalina Sky Su...
So far, only distant asteroids from beyond the orbit of Mars have been considered a source of near-Earth asteroids, said Renu Malhotra, Regents Professor of Pla...
Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission show evidence of water and high-carbon content, which together could indicate the buildin...
NASA has approved- a two-year extension of NEOWISE, a mission dedicated to discovering and measuring the sizes of asteroids and comets that could pose an impact...
Shout asteroid, and most people will scream and run for cover, thinking the end of the world as we know it is nigh. Indeed, that common knowledge we learn as ch...
What has the rock band Queen got in common with World Asteroid Day? They were both co-founded by Brian May. World Asteroid Day was co-founded in 2014, by Dr Brian May, astrophysicist and lead guitarist for the rock band Queen, Danica Remy, B612 Presi...