Asteroid mining seems simple in theory. A spacecraft flies up to a giant rock in space, scoops out some material, and either ...

A newly discovered asteroid estimated to be about 62 feet wide will zoom near Earth on Monday, though it is not expected to ...

Plotting the optimal trajectory to visit multiple asteroids is a fiendishly difficult take on the Traveling Salesperson ...

The livestream will begin at 3:45 p.m. EDT on May 18, bringing near real time views of the asteroid from robotic telescopes ...

An asteroid named 2026JH2 will swing by Earth on Monday, passing four times closer than our distance to the moon.

An asteroid recently discovered by Nasa officials is being monitored after passing close to Earth on Monday. According to ...

Earth has a group of cosmic stalkers. Known as "co-orbitals," these small bits of rock have a 1:1 mean motion resonance with ...

Asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 56,000 miles from Earth on May 18, giving astronomers a rare close-up view.

See multiple views from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft's touching down on asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Credit: JAXA/U. Tokyo/Kochi ...

Newly spotted asteroid 2026 JH2, which could be up to 115 feet wide, will fly past Earth closer than some satellites on ...