New posts in Asteroids

How does one calculate the chance that an asteroid hits the Earth and what does this chance mean?

Asteroid orientation possible?

What is the scientific basis for comets vs. main-belt comets being composed of different materials?

Could an asteroid land slowly on Earth's surface?

What is the speed of the fastest moving body in our solar system?

Minimum size of an asteroid to actually impact earth

Why did the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter form as it did?

How does the central peak in moon craters form?

How do the terms comet, asteroid, meteoroid, meteor and meteorite differ?

What is the current status of Pluto?