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ExLabs taps SpacePilot autonomy for Apophis asteroid mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2026 ExLabs has selected CUS-GNC's SpacePilot onboard autonomy software to provide guidance, navigation, and control for its planned Mission to Asteroid Apophis, a commercial deep-space campaign that will operate at distances exceeding 100 million kilometers from Earth. The company describes itself as a commercial deep-space mission operator developing next-generation platforms for exploration beyond Earth orbit, and it is positioning autonomy as core infrastructure for missions that must function with long ... read more |
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ExLabs and ChibaTech team up to land student CubeLanders on asteroid ApophisSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 ExLabs has partnered with Japan's Chiba Institute of Technology and its Planetary Exploration Research Center to deliver university-led payloads to the surface of asteroid Apophis during its close a ... more 
Asteroid metals harden under extreme particle blastsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a study showing that iron-rich asteroids can withstand much higher energy inputs than expected without breaking apart, a result that affect ... more 
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory spots record-breaking asteroid in pre-survey observationsWashington DC (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 As part of the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory First Look event in June 2025, Rubin announced that it had observed thousands of asteroids cruising about our Solar System, about 1900 of which have ... more
Iron rich asteroids show surprising resilience in impact simulation studyLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new experimental study that shows iron rich asteroids can withstand far more energy than previously estimated before breaking apart. The ... more |
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ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS's path with data from MarsParis, France (ESA) Nov 14, 2025 Since comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered on 1 July 2025, astronomers worldwide have worked to predict its trajectory. ESA has now improved the comet's predicted loca ... more 
Largest modern crater identified in Chinas Holocene geologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 A scientific team in China has confirmed the discovery of the Jinlin crater in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. This impact structure, which has been preserved in a thick granite weathering crust, prov ... more 
Halloween fireballs could signal increased risk of cosmic impact or airburst in 2032 and 2036Albuquerque NM (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Every year, the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky from late October through early November. Sometimes called the "Halloween fireballs", they are named for the constellation Taurus-the bul ... more 
Southern Taurid meteor shower to peak this week with bright fireballsWashington DC (UPI) Nov 4, 2025 The Southern Taurid meteor shower, known for its swarm of bright fireballs shooting through the night sky, is expected to peak Tuesday and Wednesday nights as the Earth passes through dust left by a comet. ... more 
Europe advances asteroid defense as GomSpace secures operational support contractBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 GomSpace has entered into an 8.4 million SEK agreement with SPACEBEL to implement the Juventas Operations segment for the European Space Agency's Hera mission. The partnership will utilize HOOP Miss ... more |
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Asteroid with Second-Fastest Orbit Discovered Hidden in Sunlight
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 21, 2025 A newly discovered asteroid has been found racing around the Sun in just 128 days, making it the Solar System's second-fastest known orbiting asteroid. Designated 2025 SC79, the object was detected by Carnegie Science astronomer Scott S. Sheppard on September 27, concealed within the Sun's glare-an area notoriously difficult to observe. The asteroid's path takes it inside the orbit of Venus and across that of Mercury, placing it among an extremely rare class of so-called "twilight" asteroids. The ... read more
Asteroid near Earth detected hours after it passed the planetWashington DC (UPI) Oct 8, 2025 International space agencies say an asteroid zipped by Earth closer than a large number of satellites currently in orbit, but was not detected until hours later. ... more |
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Gaia data uncovers hidden link between asteroid collisions and chaotic spin statesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 Whether an asteroid spins smoothly or tumbles chaotically depends on how often it has collided with other objects, according to new findings presented at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki. ... more
China's Tianwen 2 probe marks halfway milestone en route to asteroid targetBeijing (XNA) Oct 06, 2025 China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft has reached the halfway point of its journey to near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 after more than four months in interplanetary flight, according to the China National Space ... more
Water once persisted on Ryugu parent asteroid long after formationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 A research team led by the University of Tokyo has discovered that liquid water flowed on the ancient parent body of near-Earth asteroid Ryugu more than a billion years after its birth. The finding, ... more 
Asteroid rotation patterns reveal new insights into their interiorsHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Whether an asteroid spins smoothly or tumbles chaotically has now been linked to its history of collisions, according to new findings from ESA's Gaia mission presented at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meet ... more 
Western researchers support international collaboration for planetary defenceLondon, Canada (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 A large international collaboration of nearly 100 researchers, led by Western adjunct professor Auriane Egal, has completed the first-ever comprehensive study of an asteroid tracked from space throu ... more |
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