#asteroids

Using early orbital predictions for asteroid 2001 CA21, a researcher identified a possible Mars mission profile that could cut total round-trip travel time to roughly 153 days during a favorable 2031 window.

A study highlighted by Universe Today found that smaller Trojan asteroids near Jupiter do not show the same clear color split seen in larger objects, opening a new puzzle about the early solar system.

Using early survey data collected before the start of its flagship sky-mapping campaign, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has already added 11,000 newly identified asteroids to the Solar System inventory.

Preliminary observations from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have already uncovered more than 11,000 previously unknown asteroids, offering an early glimpse of the discovery pace scientists expect once full operations are

Researchers studying material returned from asteroid Bennu report that organic compounds and minerals are clustered into three distinct chemical regions, suggesting that water altered the asteroid in a far more localized

Analysis of returned OSIRIS-REx samples suggests Bennu’s low thermal inertia comes from cracks within its surface rocks, helping explain why the asteroid looked so different up close than it did from Earth.

The Vera Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey will detect one-meter class objects heading for Earth, enabling precise impact site predictions.

Fan-like patterns on Dimorphos confirm material transfer between binary asteroids, a first in planetary science.