"It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most ...
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 ...
2025 marked the first official year of our newest citizen science effort, Satellite Surveillance, which delivered major ...
Is Space Mining Our Future Gold Mine? This video explores the potential of asteroid mining for rare-earth metals and minerals ...
3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar visitor ever to visit the solar system having been formed around a distant star. Tune in ...
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What are asteroids made of?

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