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Amateur astronomer names asteroid in honor of Leilani Estates

There’s an asteroid, millions of miles away from Earth, that now shares a connection with Hawaii island.

The Asteroid That May Be Three Worlds

We have been watching asteroid (44) Nysa for well over a century without ever really knowing what it looks like. Now the sharpest images ever taken of it, from two of the largest t...

Amateur astronomer names asteroid in honor of Puna subdivision

There’s an asteroid, millions of miles away from Earth, that now shares a name and a connection to a place on Hawaii Island. The post Amateur astronomer names asteroid in honor of...

Asteroid Nysa's rare three-lobed structure challenges formation models

Named for the mythical valley where the god Dionysus was raised in secret by nymphs, the asteroid 44 Nysa inhabits the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Through observations...

A ‘three-headed asteroid’ has been discovered – and we’d be ‘toast if it hit us’

'This thing was out there and we didn't know about it.'

The asteroid that may be three worlds

What shape is an asteroid? For (44) Nysa, the honest answer until now has been that nobody knew. It is one of the brightest and largest E-type asteroids in the main belt, a class w...

Strange Asteroid May Be the First Known With Three Lobes and Its Own Moon

Learn more about (44) Nysa, one of the brightest asteroids in the belt between Jupiter and Mars, which has its own moon and three lobes. 

An Asteroid The Size Of The Empire State Building Is Set To Pass Close To Earth

Illustration of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft approaching the binary near-Earth asteroid Didymos. A gigantic asteroid is set to soar past Earth – and, i...

Astronomers Spot Weird, Three-Lobed Asteroid with a Moon

Asteroid 44 Nysa has the weirdest shape yet seen for an asteroid, and that’s saying something. The post Astronomers Spot Weird, Three-Lobed Asteroid with a Moon appeared first on S...

This Asteroid Has 3 Lobes and a Secret Moon Scientists Didn’t Expect

Nysa has a strange, three-lobed structure with two prominent valleys wrapped around it.

The 1st 'three-headed' asteroid | Space photo of the day for Aug. 3, 2026

New images reveal what astronomers believe is the first-known "trilobate" or three-headed asteroid in our solar system.

1st three-headed asteroid found in our solar system — and it has a little moon

Sophisticated high-contrast imaging has revealed asteroid 44 Nysa to have three lobes and a small moon.

Nuking an asteroid on short notice could save us

Readers of a certain age will remember a golden era of asteroid films, capped by two with very different endings. "Deep Impact" drove home the devastating consequences of letting a...

One Asteroid Collision May Have Rocked Earth, Mars, and the Moon

A shattered asteroid may have unleashed a long-lasting cosmic barrage that left scars across the inner solar system and possibly changed Earth’s history. A violent asteroid collisi...

Near-Earth asteroid turns out to be something unusual, NASA finds

A recent NASA study has revealed that a near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly three decades ago is not, in fact, an asteroid, but rather an unusual object classified as a “dark com...

Mengancam Bumi, China Siap Pindahkan Asteroid 2015 XF261

Misi ini menargetkan asteroid dengan diameter sekitar 30 meter yang berpotensi menyebabkan kerusakan besar jika menabrak Bumi

After nearly 30 years, NASA realized this near-Earth asteroid is actually a comet. The discovery may help us defend the...

Astronomers discovered that a near-Earth asteroid is actually a comet that could help scientists identify more hidden comets and improve planetary defense.

Astronomers think some asteroids have been comets all along. Heres why.

A mysterious near-Earth object once thought to be an asteroid turns out to be a dark comet, challenging notions about space rocks.

The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid May Have Came From a Rare Class of Meteorites

Learn more about the rare composition of the Chicxulub impactor. 

Asteroid with unexplained orbital shift turns out to be a 'dark comet'

Typically, astronomers identify comets by their distinct atmospheres, or comae, and their tails, which are created as the sun vaporizes a comet's ice. These features emit a glow wh...

Aster launches AOS-2 with 1M ASTER listing stake

Aster has activated AOS-2, requiring projects to stake 1 million ASTER for four years before validators can approve a new perpetual market. AOS-2 opens Aster perpetual listings to...

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Un asteroid cu diametrul de aproximativ 370 de metri va trece la mai puИ›in de 32.000 de kilometri de PДѓmГўnt pe 13 aprilie 2029.

Астероид, падение которого предсказали 6 сентября, признали импактором

Астероид, который по расчетам ученых 6 сентября вошел в атмосферу Земли над Индийским океаном недалеко от Австралии, признан импактором и получил официальное обозначение Центра мал...