25 April 2016
Near-Earth asteroid population smaller than thought
...their timely detection. While alerting the Earth of an impending asteroid impact is top priority, NEAs also represent a target for...with estimates of the mineral wealth contained in the asteroid belt (between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) equivalent ...
16 March 2020
Porous nature of Ryugu suggests formation from fluffy particles, new study says
... ancient space rock that forms around 80 percent of known asteroids, most of which are strewn about the outer edges of the asteroid belt. Scientists are interested in c-type asteroids because their composition is thought to be similar to that of the...
27 June 2018
Hayabusa2 reaches Ryugu after a 42 month journey
... underwater palace in Japanese folktale – is composed mainly of carbon, meaning Ryugu is a 'C-type' asteroid. C-Types are found most frequently at the outer edge of the asteroid belt and are the most common variety, forming around 75 percent of known...
December 2014
Finding NEO
... corresponds to about 400 times the Earth–Moon distance). NEOs are asteroids, small bodies composed predominantly of stony material ejected from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter due to gravitational and non-gravitational perturbations...
18 January 2019
Asteroid impacts on the increase since the age of the dinosaurs
...more than 290 million years ago in the main asteroid belt (between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) created...planets causing rocks to rain down on us. So, with an increase in asteroid strikes on the horizon, how does that bode for us humans, considering...
30 December 2016
NEOWISE spots two new objects heading our way
... of the Solar System passing under the main asteroid belt and past Mars until it swoops just inside... entirely known and its designation has been placed on the fuzzy line between an asteroid and a comet. As a dark body, roughly 0.5 to 1 kilometre (0.3 ...
