Astronomers have also constructed a 3D model of asteroid 2024 YR4 using observations conducted by the Gemini South telescope ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new "main-belt comet" — a comet-like object masquerading as an asteroid in the asteroid belt ...

Using observations from the Gemini South telescope in Chile operated by NSF NOIRLab, researchers have now constructed a new 3D representation ... from the main asteroid belt.

This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from ... All of this information suggests that the asteroid came from the main asteroid belt in our solar system, located between Mars and Jupiter.

A new "main-belt comet" — a comet-like object masquerading as an asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter — has been identified, bringing the tally of these beguiling objects up ...

Using observations from the Gemini South telescope in Chile, operated by NSF NOIRLab, researchers have now created a new 3D representation ... from the main asteroid belt, with its reflective ...

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Comets normally fly in from the far reaches of space. Yet astronomers have found them seemingly misplaced in the asteroid belt. Why are they there? By Robin George Andrews What do you expect to ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the galaxy’s main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation ...

The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) completed reviewing the critical design phase of the mission, with the participation of a group of Emirati and international experts, the UAE Space ...