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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. 

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.'

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.

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...

Nuking An Asteroid on Short Notice Could Save Us

Readers of a certain age will remember a golden area of asteroid films, capstoned by two with very different endings. Deep Impact engrained the devastating consequences of letting...

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 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.

Atari and Universal to create movies based on classic properties including Asteroids and Missile Command

Atari boss Wade Rosen said the company hopes to bring the 'spirit of our iconic brand and games to a new medium.'

800 Million Years Ago, a Catastrophic Asteroid Breakup Rained Fire on the Inner Solar System

On Earth, it’s hard to track events that reshape its surface, as the surface itself is being reshaped constantly by weather and tectonic or volcanic upheavals. However, the Moon is...

A shattered asteroid may have bombarded Earth 800 million years ago

A catastrophic asteroid breakup may have triggered a huge wave of impacts across the inner solar system about 800 million years ago. The debris was launched from near a gravitation...

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

Learn more about the rare composition of the Chicxulub impactor. 

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...

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.

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.

Astronomers Found a Hidden Swarm of Space Junk Threatening Earth’s Most Valuable Orbit

"The debris in geosynchronous orbit is a potential minefield."

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...

China is building early warning system to spot Earth-smashing asteroids

China is developing an early warning system to spot asteroids that might smash into the Earth, according to the scientist leading the national mission. China planned to deploy mult...

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.