Astronomers have just found more than half a million new asteroids
20 August 2021
A pair of astronomers have sifted through old data to find more than half a million new asteroids, which may reveal how planets moved in the early solar system
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Solar sail spacecraft could be used to intercept interstellar objects
2 July 2021
We rarely get more than a fleeting look at interstellar objects that enter our solar system, but a new spacecraft design could be quick enough to intercept them before they leave
Interstellar comet Borisov is the most pristine space object ever seen
30 March 2021
The interstellar comet Borisov probably formed in the presence of giant planets, but it has never been disrupted by coming near another star, making it the most pristine object ever spotted
4.6-billion-year-old meteorite is the oldest volcanic rock ever found
8 March 2021
A meteorite that formed just 2 million years after the solar system is the oldest volcanic rock ever found, and it is different from any other meteorite in our collection
Earth had a minimoon for nearly three years before it drifted away
23 November 2020
Astronomers spotted a minimoon orbiting Earth in February and have confirmed it was there for nearly three years before drifting away. We should be able to find many more like it in the future
Earth may have formed with enough water to fill the oceans three times
27 August 2020
A fresh look at the type of space rocks thought to have formed our planet suggests they contain more water than we thought, indicating early Earth was very wet
Dwarf planet Ceres may be home to an underground ocean
10 August 2020
New analysis of data from the Dawn spacecraft suggests there may be a liquid water ocean beneath the Occator crater on Ceres, the largest asteroid in the solar system
We may have found 19 more interstellar asteroids in our solar system
23 April 2020
A bunch of asteroids near Jupiter and Neptune with orbits perpendicular to the plane of the solar system may have come here from a different star system
An asteroid strike may have popped the surface of Mars
6 April 2020
An unusually round and symmetrical deposit on Mars may be the result of an impact that popped the surface of the planet, causing a volcanic eruption less than 200,000 years ago
Tiny meteorite found in Antarctica came from an unknown asteroid
24 March 2020
A tiny meteorite found in Antarctica doesn’t match any asteroid or comet we know of. Instead, it must have come from a mystery parent body that’s full of water
