Later this year, NASA is set to launch a probe the size of a tennis court to the asteroid belt, a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where remnants of the early solar system circle the sun.
The shadow of Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 (L) over the asteroid Ryugu. AFP/Getty Images The asteroid Ryugu has a texture that is highly porous, new images from a Japanese spacecraft reveal. “It is ...
Astronomers have mapped the surface properties of the asteroid Psyche, revealing a landscape of metal and rock. Later this year, NASA is set to launch a probe the size of a tennis court to the ...