Asteroid family link strengthened by SwRI analysis of Bennu and Ryugu
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
A Southwest Research Institute study of near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu provides compelling evidence that both objects originated from the Polana collisional family in the main asteroid belt be ... more
Ceres once held deep energy reserves that may have supported life
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
The dwarf planet is cold now, but new research paints a picture of Ceres hosting a deep, long-lived energy source that may have maintained habitable conditions in the past. New NASA research h ... more
Two different types of asteroids may actually share same origin story
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
Approximately 4.6 billion years ago our solar system formed from a huge disk of gas and dust orbiting our Sun. The asteroids we see today are some of the most complete artifacts of this formation le ... more