Earth’s Quasi-Moon Kamo’oalewa Could Originate From Lunar Surface Not Asteroid Belt [Study]

Medicine & Technology Apr 24, 2024

A new study suggests that the Earth's quasi-moon Kamo‘oalewa originated from the moon. Continue reading to learn more.

NASA Psyche Mission Goes Into Home Stretch Less Than 100 Days Before Launch

Jul 21, 2023

The Psyche mission is set to launch on October 5 on top of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Read to learn more.

James Webb Space Telescope Detects Water Vapor in the Asteroid Belt, Confirming the Origin of Oceans on Earth

May 23, 2023

Scientists investigated a comet within the main asteroid belt and discovered water vapor, which may uncover the origin of Earth's water crucial for supporting life. Read the article to learn more.

Colosseum-Sized Asteroid Between Jupiter and Mars Discovered; Could This Be the Smallest Finding of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope?

Feb 07, 2023

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was able to pick up a tiny colosseum-sized asteroid, which is probably the smallest that the prominent telescope has ever detected. Read to know more.

NASA's Lucy is on a Mission to Debunk the Mysterious Origins of the Solar System

Jan 14, 2023

Delving into the Trojan asteroids that surround Jupiter, NASA's Lucy is on a mission to conduct a close-up analysis of the asteroids and learn more about the solar system's origins. Read to know more about this mission.

New Space Rock Hybrid Discovered Near Sun; Confirmed as Both Comet and Asteroid

Oct 06, 2021

A new space rock (248370) 2005 QN173 was confirmed as both comet and asteroid, making it a super-rare hybrid comet that is a member of the main asteroid belt.

UAE Eyeing Venus in Its Next Interplanetary Mission Before Studying the Asteroid Belt Between Mars and Jupiter

Oct 06, 2021

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) just announced its next interplanetary mission that will send a spacecraft to orbit Venus. This announcement comes eight months after its achievement of sending the Hope probe to Mars.

NASA's Lucy Space Vessel Set to Obtain New Astronomical Records in Trojan Asteroid Investigation Near Jupiter

Sep 29, 2021

NASA's Lucy mission is anticipated to obtain astronomical breakthroughs on its 12-year investigation of space rocks that involves the Trojan asteroids and the asteroid belt itself.

Asteroid Belt's Giant Space Rock Presents Unsolvable Puzzle: Vesta Craters Could Shed Light on Earth's Origin

Sep 03, 2021

A new study attempts to solve the impossible problems around the asteroid belt's gigantic space rock, Vesta. Its craters could hold information about its early existence, as much as of Earth's.

Solar System Estimated to Be Much Younger at 4.55 Billion Years Based on Magnetism Analysis

Aug 12, 2021

A new study unveiled an innovative technique that will help them study the early solar system through the use of magnetism.

Is Chicxulub Asteroid or Comet? New Theory Suggests Potential Origin of Dino-Killer Space Rock

Aug 10, 2021

A recent planetary and astronomical findings theorized that the dinosaur killer space rock Chicxulub was a dark primitive asteroid that originiated from the inner regions of the asteroid belt.

16 Psyche Asteroid: NASA Sending 2022 Mission to $10,000 Quadrillion-Worth Metallic Space Rock to Study Its Origin

Aug 06, 2021

NASA is sending a mission to study the 16 Psyche asteroid that will arrive in 2026. Scientists believe that it is packed full of precious metals that could be worth $10,000 quadrillion

Two Mysterious Red Rocks Discovered in Asteroid Belt Between Mars and Jupiter That May Hold Clues on Solar System's History

Jul 30, 2021

JAXA astronomers discovered two red rocks in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter where they should not be. Both rocks are found to have a complex organic matter that might hint at the chaotic origins of the Solar System.

Will Dawn Find Life on Ceres? What NASA Has to Say About Possible Life on the Dwarf Planet

Feb 07, 2015

Releasing the sharpest set of images from within the asteroid belt to date, this week NASA researchers have filled the internet with their hopes for what may lie on the dwarf planet Ceres. Only a month before NASA’s Dawn spacecraft will enter orbit around the 590-mile-wide dwarf, found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the space agency is hopeful that their mission will reveal a lot more about the small planet and the secrets its surface may hold.

NASA’s Dawn Captures Unseen Image of Dwarf Planet Ceres in Asteroid Belt

Feb 06, 2015

Only a month before starting its orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres in our solar system's main asteroid belt, NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed the sharpest images of the mysterious dwarf planet to date.