X-ray scans reveal rare chemical signatures in asteroid grains that hint at water, organics and the building blocks of life.

NASA confirms four near-Earth asteroids will pass Earth safely, measuring from bus to house-sized, with no impact risk on 5th ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Itokawa, a spud-shaped, near-Earth asteroid, consists mainly of the minerals olivine and pyroxene, a mineral composition similar to a class of stony meteorites that have pelted ...

An unexpected near-Earth asteroid has just skimmed past our planet. This space visitor, identified as 2025 TF, approached at ...

Asteroid 2025 TC will pass Earth on October 3, 2025. This house-sized space rock measures 44 feet across. It travels at over ...

The comet, which continues its journey through the solar system, has been observed by space telescopes near Earth.

Observations from global observatories, including the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), show that Japan's Hayabusa2 mission's extended target asteroid 1998 KY26 is ...

In our own solar system, there are pretty good odds that you could stand on the surface of an asteroid and not even be able ...

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...

The detailed images of these 42 objects are a leap forward in exploring asteroids, made possible thanks to ground-based telescopes, and contribute to answering the ultimate question of life, the ...