The closest approach of the asteroid called Apophis will occur on April 13, 2029, and due to its incredible size and close proximity to Earth, a safe but extremely close 30,000 miles, skywatchers ...
First discovered in 2004, Asteroid Apophis, also known as “God of Chaos,” has been watched closely by astronomers and scientists. The large space rock has become the center of focus because of ...
Hot pixels occur due to prolonged exposure to solar radiation and are a common issue for cameras in space. While they are ...
NASA’s sample return mission to the asteroid Bennu is arguably one of the premier scientific achievements of the 21st century ...
In less than five years, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) near-Earth asteroid named Apophis will pass within 30,000 miles (48,300 kilometers) of Earth. Scientists intend to use this rare proximity to gather ...
Asteroid Trackers (2008) is an American documentary film. It depicts how experts are pushing away the boundaries of ...
On a fall evening in 2022, scientists at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory were busy with the final stages of a planetary defense mission. As Andy Rivkin, one of the team ...
The asteroid believed to have wiped out dinosaurs 65 million years ago was rare but hardly unique. This compelling special delves into various facets of asteroid research around the globe ...
Stereo imaging will be an important tool on NEAR for geologic analysis of Eros, because it provides three-dimensional information on the asteroid's landforms and structures. This anaglyph can be ...
Panels A, B, and C each show stereographic image pairs of the asteroid Dinkinesh taken by the L’LORRI Instrument aboard NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft. The images were taken in the minutes around ...