By studying the rock and other materials blasted out of a crater in an impact, planetary scientists say they were able to ...

The asteroid poses no threat to the moon or Earth. A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet ...

When we think about asteroids that could threaten Earth, we often imagine massive, city-sized rocks hurtling through space.

"We're studying the leftover raw materials from the formation of the planets and trying to understand the history that made ...

Missions that return asteroid samples bring home more than just very expensive dust. These samples can provide valuable ...

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

However, you're more likely to read and hear about meteors, meteoroids, meteorites, comets, and asteroids online and in the ...

China's Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa ...

However, "2025 HP" is not the only space rock flying nearby. Today, a separate 40-foot, bus-sized asteroid named "2025 HN4" is also making a close pass, traveling at 19,260 miles per hour and reaching ...

The work that we’re doing is really important because warning time is everything,” says Danica Remy of the B612 Foundation in ...