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

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

Tianwen 2 will collect samples and deliver them back to Earth in late 2027, using a reentry capsule. Then the spacecraft will ...

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 ...

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth on March 11, 2022. It was discovered hour prior by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly Observatory in Hungary. Credit: Space.com | ...

The next frontier for precious minerals could be much closer to home than the asteroid belt out past the orbit of Mars.

With a low but notable chance of hitting our moon this asteroid is in the sights of scientists. A city-block-sized asteroid ...

To avoid this scenario, Makadia's team plotted the best spots on an asteroid's surface to avoid the keyhole. Their technique borrows from results obtained during a 2022 test mission for asteroid ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once perceived as a threat, is no longer on a collision course with the planet Earth. However, there is a ...

Scientists have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was formed by an asteroid impact over 40 million years ago, ending two decades of debate.

A ONCE-in-a-millennium mega asteroid will be visible to billions without the need for any equipment as it glides past Earth. Scientists have revealed that the historic planetary event will be ...