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ESA Flyeye telescope begins full sky survey for asteroid detection
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 12, 2025 The European Space Agency's Flyeye telescope has officially commenced operations, capturing its first celestial images and marking a significant advancement in the detection of near-Earth asteroids and comets. Engineered with a unique compound-eye-inspired design, Flyeye was developed by ESA and OHB Italia to monitor a sky area over 200 times the size of the full Moon in a single shot. This expansive field of view allows the telescope to operate autonomously, scanning the skies nightly for potenti ... read more |
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Millions of new solar system objects to be found and 'filmed in technicolor'Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's University Belfast, have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar ... more 
China launches space probe seeking asteroid samples: XinhuaBeijing (AFP) May 28, 2025 China on Thursday launched a space probe on the country's first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid and bring them home for research, the Xinhua state news agency reported. ... more 
China launches Tianwen-2 asteroid and comet study missionWashington DC (UPI) May 28, 2025 China Wednesday launched its Tianwen-2 space mission to collect asteroid samples and conduct a main-belt comet study. A LongMarch 3B rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. ... more 
Redwire delivers flight computer for ESAs Comet Interceptor mission targeting primordial cometLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 28, 2025 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has delivered the onboard computer for the European Space Agency's Comet Interceptor mission, marking a significant milestone in the development of the pioneering spa ... more |
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China Prepares for Launch of Tianwen 2 Asteroid Sample-Return MissionTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 19, 2025 China is set to launch its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen 2, within the next two weeks from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, as confirmed by the China National ... more 
Why collect asteroid samplesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 13, 2025 China's Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamo?oalewa (2016 HO3). The country could join the United States and Japan, whose spa ... more 
New analysis upends belief that asteroid Vesta has planetary interiorEast Lansing MI (SPX) Apr 30, 2025 For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid. They concluded that Vesta has a crust, mantle and core - fundamental ... more 
Ancient Scottish meteorite strike rewrites timeline of life on landSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 30, 2025 New research from Curtin University has dated a massive meteorite strike in northwestern Scotland to 990 million years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. This discovery reshapes t ... more 
Carbon reactions during impacts reveal why meteorites seem less shockedTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 A mystery that has puzzled planetary scientists for three decades-why carbon-bearing meteorites appear less damaged by impacts than their carbon-poor counterparts-has been solved by researchers at K ... more |
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NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Images Asteroid Donaldjohanson
San Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 In its second asteroid encounter, NASA's Lucy spacecraft obtained a close look at a uniquely shaped fragment of an asteroid that formed about 150 million years ago. The spacecraft has begun returning images that were collected as it flew approximately 600 miles (960 km) from the asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025. The asteroid was previously observed to have large brightness variations over a 10-day period, so some of Lucy team members' expectations were confirmed when the first images show ... read more 
A little bit of space on EarthBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 There is a large diversity in the chemical composition of astronomical objects such as planets, comets, circumstellar envelopes, or galactic gas clouds. One great challenge in astrochemistry is to u ... more |
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Ever wonder why some meteor showers are so unpredictable Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 A newly published study by SETI Institute researchers suggests that the irregularity of certain meteor showers arises not from chaotic planetary influences but from the subtle, yet consequential, mo ... more 
NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid EncounterSan Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 NASA's Lucy spacecraft is 6 days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second close encounter with an asteroid; this time, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. T ... more 
Astronomers identify rare Earth-crossing asteroid from unexpected sourceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawai'i, have traced the origin of 2024 YR4, an Earth-crossing asteroid discovered in December 2024, to a surprising location. Contrary to expectat ... more 
How NASA Science Data Defends Earth from AsteroidsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 The asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as determined by an analysis from NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies ( ... more
SwRI-led Lucy probe to pass main belt asteroid DonaldjohansonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 NASA's Lucy spacecraft is preparing for a pivotal encounter on April 20, 2025, as it targets asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson, a three-mile-wide object located in the main asteroid belt. This flyby, ... more |
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