"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we ...

The resonant "pumping" stretching the orbit both inward and outward from the asteroid belt has already made 2024 YR4 cross ... In 1908, a larger explosion took place over Tunguska, Russian Siberia, a ...

YR4, in common with most asteroids, is from the asteroid belt. "Which part of the belt ... An extremely rare stellar explosion is about to happen and we will be able to witness it with the ...

SETI Institute In the News This month at the SETI Institute brought exciting news about research and innovations that expand our understanding of the universe and bring us closer to answering one of ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data ...

It likely originates from the main asteroid belt, with its reflective pattern suggesting a diameter of around 30-65 metres. Analysis also revealed the asteroid has a rapid rotation period of ...

This showed that 2024 YR4 “most likely” originated in the solar system’s main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The building-sized rock was likely pushed into its current near-Earth ...

"We now have the first outlines of a geologic map of the asteroid belt." Ten years ago, Jenniskens teamed up with astronomer Hadrien Devillepoix of Curtin University and colleagues in Australia to ...

Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from short ...

The resonant “pumping” stretching the orbit both inward and outward from the asteroid belt has already made ... In 1908, a larger explosion took place over Tunguska, Russian Siberia, a remote ...