The main goal of a newly announced private space telescope may be protecting Earth, but the instrument could also help out prospective asteroid miners, its builders say. The nonprofit B612 ...
The asteroid Bennu carries a small but very real chance of slamming into Earth in the next few centuries, with one particular ...
New observations show that asteroid 1998 KY26 is a mere 11 meters across and spinning twice as fast as previously thought. The discovery adds complexity to Hayabusa2’s 2031 mission but also heightens ...
Asteroid 433 Eros is swinging back into Earth’s neighborhood this weekend, bright enough for backyard telescopes and even some binoculars as it glides past our planet. The elongated space rock, famous ...