Researchers using an innovative astrodynamics algorithm have uncovered over 100 asteroids that had gone undetected in archived images of the sky. Asteroids are rocky objects left over from the ...

A potentially dangerous space rock was discovered for the first time by an AI algorithm. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new ...

PHA 2022 SF289's orbit (green) at closest approach to Earth (blue); Venus and Mars’ orbits are shown in orange and red, respectively. Image: Joachim Moeyens/University of Washington/OpenSpace An ...

Researchers in China have improved the accuracy of detecting space junk in orbit around the earth. The goal of the project is to allow more effective plotting of safe routes for spacecraft maneuvers.

Space junk: a computer-generated image of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. Approximately 95% of the objects are orbital debris, rather than functioning satellites. (Courtesy: ...

A North Carolina State University physicist and his German colleagues have created a new, more precise algorithm for simulating particle interactions when a single impurity is introduced into a Fermi ...