An asteroid impact would be devastating for Earth, but certain types of space rocks can be even more damaging, as, instead of ...

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Scientists warn that certain asteroids could become more dangerous upon entering Earth, potentially complicating asteroid ...

The neural network approach uses multiple or “deep” layers that learn to identify increasingly complex features in data. The ...

An artist's rendering of 2025 MN45 - the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ever found. Photo: NSF-DOE ...

When we look up at the night sky, we tend to see asteroids as simple, wandering rocks—the leftover debris from […] ...

We already know that Oregon has some of the darkest skies in the country, so perhaps it’s no surprise that our state is also ...

Installation of an experiment testing asteroid material at CERN's HiRadMat facility. (Photo: Karl-Georg Schlesinger) Millions of asteroids orbit ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...

On January 6, 2026, astronomers unveiled a groundbreaking discovery in The Astrophysical Journal Letters: an astonishing cosmic entity named 2025 MN45. This monument ...

A 700-metre asteroid went undetected near Earth after hiding in the Sun’s glare, raising fresh questions about blind spots in ...