When you look up at the night sky, you might wonder about the celestial objects that streak through space,comets, asteroids, ...

Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our ...

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

A NASA spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the main asteroid belt. Not to worry: Astronomers aren't interested in the ...

Meteorites: A geologic map of the asteroid belt Knowing from what debris field in the asteroid belt our meteorites originate is important for planetary defense efforts against Near Earth Asteroids ...

Most meteorites originate from the asteroid belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter where over a million asteroids larger than 1 kilometer circle the Sun. Those rocks originate from a small number ...

The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates through space on a trajectory that could see it hit the moon.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A new asteroid discovery has been a popular topic for scientists this year, but what are the actual chances it could impact Earth? Asteroid YR4 2024 was discovered in ...

On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the sun. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the surprising space ...

According to a new study, Earth's mini-moons may not be from the asteroid belt after all. They're made of Moon.

A controversial new study claims that a ‘hostile’ alien spacecraft could attempt to attack Earth in November. Scientists say ...