In the asteroid belt, the dodo isn’t extinct, Elvis isn’t dead, and James Bond is real. Mother Teresa is there, too, along with Jesse Owens, Beethoven, a bunch of astronomers’ kids and the ...

In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid belt ... and dashcam video cameras from citizen ...

Main-belt comets are icy objects found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter—rather than the cold outer solar system where icy bodies are typically expected. They sport comet-like ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Our asteroid belt is home to more than a million space rocks ...

Whenever the plot starts to drag in a space sci-fi movie, the scriptwriter will throw in the dreaded "Asteroid Belt", or even the "Asteroid Storm". In the Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back ...

The first asteroid belt ever seen outside the solar system is more complex than expected, astronomers found, using observations by the James Webb Space Telescope. Looking at the warm dust around a ...