Tag: Asteroid
Gaia Solves the Great Asteroid Spin Mystery
Gaia uncovers how cosmic collisions sculpt the strange spins of asteroids. Asteroids don’t all spin the same way, and...
So Close! A Small Asteroid Just Skimmed Past Earth’s Edge
Asteroid 2025 TF zoomed over Antarctica just 266 miles above Earth, roughly the same height as the ISS. Detected...
A Giant Asteroid Struck Australia 11 Million Years Ago. So Where Is the Crater?
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown asteroid impact hidden in tiny glass fragments scattered across South Australia.
Curtin University scientists...
An Asteroid’s Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a “Genuine Surprise” to Scientists
Liquid water on asteroids reshapes how we understand the early solar system.
A group of scientists, including researchers from the...
A Fiery Mineral Found in an Icy Asteroid Baffles Scientists
A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu has revealed djerfisherite, a mineral that normally forms in scorching, oxygen-poor settings—conditions Ryugu...