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

Ice on ancient asteroids like Ryugu may have been crucial in kickstarting life on Earth. Researchers from Imperial and ...

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.

Asteroid 2024 RV50, measuring 710 feet, will make a close approach to Earth on October 18, 2024, passing at a distance of ...

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

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 ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is using an advanced tracking system to monitor the orbit of 2024 RV50. According to ...

Until recently, the origin of almost all meteorites was unknown. A research team could now assign more than two thirds to ...

Researchers from Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration have identified a way to produce edible ...

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

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

Another eight per cent of the Earth meteorites can be traced to the Flora and Nysa asteroid families in the main asteroid belt, the research found. And about six per cent of the meteorites can be ...