A giant asteroid, roughly the size of a football field, was spotted hurtling through space — and for a moment, it looked like it could hit Earth. Astronomers scrambled to analyze its path, and the ...

This artistic animation shows asteroid 2024 YR4 passing by Earth. Astronomers created a 3D image of the newly discovered asteroid after observing it with a telescope in Chile. (9NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R ...

Together, DART and Hera lay the foundations for future planetary protection missions. Focusing on asteroids that could pose harm to our planet, these missions require planning and execution at short ...

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 ...

It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in 2021 on a quest that will take it to 11 space rocks. This image from video animation provided by NASA in October 2022 depicts the ...

NASA’s Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles (960 kilometers) to this asteroid, an estimated 2 ½ miles (4 kilometers) in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea ...

Most meteorites that impact the Earth come from the asteroid belt—the region between Mars and Jupiter's orbits, where over a million space rocks, each more than 0.6 miles wide, circle the sun.

The likelihood of the "God of Destruction" asteroid Apophis striking Earth in 2029 is more than 1 in 2 billion, according to Space.com. There's no cause for concern – at least not yet.

The asteroid belt contains debris fields known as clusters, which form when larger asteroids break apart due to random collisions. These smaller fragments remain grouped together and are called ...

Comets masquerading as asteroids are being found in increasing numbers, with 14 now known in the asteroid belt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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 ...