A large asteroid, roughly the size of a stadium, is set to pass Earth on . Named 2024 RV50, this asteroid measures about 710 ...

The European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB to begin work on an asteroid mission, but a decision on full funding for the mission is still more than a year away.

October will feature yet another rare celestial treat. Look to the night sky to see the biggest supermoon of the year along ...

The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was discovered in 2023 and is on its way into the inner solar system. Early estimates ...

In a cosmic reminder of the ever-present watchful eye of astronomers, NASA has flagged an asteroid, named 2024 RV50, that ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that ice on ancient asteroids like Ryugu played a crucial role in delivering essential ...

The "mini-moon" is going to continue to orbit Earth with our moon for a total of 57 days. On Nov. 25, the asteroid is ...

An international team has successfully demonstrated that 70% of all known meteorite falls originate from just three young asteroid families. These families were produced by three recent collisions ...

The Hera spacecraft successfully launched toward the asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos on Oct. 7, meant to follow up on NASA's ...

Scientists traced 70% of meteorites to three asteroid families. This discovery solves a mystery about meteorite origins.

Meteorites have bombarded Earth for billions of years, often causing minimal damage but occasionally leading to cataclysmic events. Recent studies reveal that 70% of meteorites originate from three ...

New research has the answer. By studying the composition of meteorites that have landed over the years and the asteroids ...