Asteroids

The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.

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Near-Earth Asteroids as of September 2023

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft changed how we think about asteroids. Here's how.

5 asteroids – some as big as planes – will pass by earth this week

5 Asteroids—Some As Big As A Plane—Will Pass By Earth This Week: What We Know

We Are (Probably) Safe From Asteroids For 1,000 Years, Say Scientists

Join the Hunt: Astronomers Need Help Finding Asteroids Hurtling Through Our Solar System

NASA needs your help spotting asteroids!

Astronomers Have Mapped The Paths of Hazardous Asteroids For The Next 1,000 Years

Astronomers want your help hunting for asteroids

Astronomers Want Your Help to Identify Risky Asteroids

Extra! Extra! The Daily Minor Planet Needs Your Help Spotting Asteroids

Near-Earth Asteroids as of May 2023

The James Webb telescope revealed surprise asteroids in the Fomalhaut star system

UAE's Hope probe captured up-close images of Mars' moon Deimos during a recent flyby that came within about 60 miles of the moon. The observations suggest Mars' two small, strange moons are likely not captured asteroids, but the result of an ancient cataclysmic impact between Mars and a protoplanet.

Here's How NASA is Planning to Protect Earth From Asteroids and Comets

This Week @NASA: Experimental Supersonic Airplane, Orion’s Wings & Trojan Asteroids

Lucy in the Sky With Asteroids: NASA’s Mission Reveals First Images of Jupiter’s Trojans

Rare red asteroids around Neptune could reveal the secrets of the early solar system

NASA's Lucy Mission: First Spacecraft to Explore Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids

NASA's Lucy Mission Snaps its First Views of Trojan Asteroid Targets. From March 25 to 27, 2023, Lucy used its highest resolution imager, L’LORRI, to capture its first views of four Jupiter Trojan asteroids.