Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a Kobe University researcher realized that the Solar System's biggest...

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has long puzzled scientists about its origins. With a diameter of almost...

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has long puzzled scientists about its origins. With a diameter of almost...

What’s the difference between an asteroid and a comet? A comet is basically a dirty iceball composed of rock and ice. The classic image is of a...

Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, is tidally locked. It always shows the same side to the planet it is orbiting and hence also has a...

An asteroid, identified as 2024 RW1, safely disintegrated in the Earth’s atmosphere, producing a brilliant “fireball” over the Philippines, NASA...

Impact may have caused largest moon in solar system to swing on its axis, say scientists

In an announcement that has captured the attention of scientists and space enthusiasts alike, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has issued...

In an announcement that has captured the attention of scientists and space enthusiasts alike, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has issued...

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