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ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS's path with data from Mars
Paris, 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 location by a factor of 10, thanks to the innovative use of observation data from our ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spacecraft orbiting Mars. By being able to use Mars-based data for an unusual observation, we learned more about the interstellar comet's path through our Solar System in a valuable test cas ... read more |
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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 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 
Asteroid strike confirmed as cause of Silverpit Crater in North SeaLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 New research has confirmed that the Silverpit Crater, buried beneath the southern North Sea, was created by a hypervelocity impact about 43 to 46 million years ago. The findings resolve a long-runni ... more 
Invisible asteroids near Venus may pose long-term danger to EarthSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 An international team led by Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) has uncovered a population of asteroids that may threaten Earth but remain effectively hidden from current surveys. These objects, whi ... more 
Traces of life detected in Finnish crater shed light on origins of life on EarthLondon, Canada (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 An international team of scientists, including Western University's Gordon Osinski, has for the first time dated the emergence of microorganisms inside a meteorite crater, demonstrating that life de ... more |
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Asteroid target for Hayabusa2 found to be smaller and faster than expected
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope and other facilities worldwide have discovered that asteroid 1998 KY26, the final target of Japan's Hayabusa2 mission, is significantly smaller and rotates much faster than earlier estimates suggested. The findings provide crucial guidance for mission planning as the spacecraft prepares for its 2031 rendezvous. Lead researcher Toni Santana-Ros of the University of Alicante explained that their analysis shows the asteroid me ... read more
Cosmic glass in Australia reveals traces of massive asteroid strikeSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 Curtin University scientists have identified evidence of a giant asteroid impact hidden in tiny fragments of natural glass, known as tektites, found only in Australia. Tektites form when a spa ... more |
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Amateur astronomers help track asteroid to French impact siteParis (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 With help from amateur astronomers, scientists tracked how an asteroid travelled from space, broke up in Earth's atmosphere and sent fiery fragments shooting to the ground, gathering new information about how these space rocks disintegrate. ... more
Finding safe impact zones to deflect hazardous asteroidsParis, France (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 Selecting the point of impact for a kinetic deflection mission is not trivial, according to research unveiled at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki. Striking the wrong location could nudge a ... more 
ESA and JAXA weigh joint effort for Apophis flyby missionParis, France (SPX) Sep 01, 2025 ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are moving closer to a joint mission to the asteroid Apophis, which will pass Earth at a record-setting distance in 2029. The proposed Rap ... more 
Bennu samples reveal shifting asteroid colors as planetary scientist links spectra to surface agesWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 26, 2025 New results from OSIRIS-REx, NASA's first asteroid sample return mission, reveals why some gray asteroids reflect light at different wavelengths, like red or blue, more strongly. How these asteroids ... more 
Asteroid family link strengthened by SwRI analysis of Bennu and RyuguLos 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 |
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