Asteroid tracking plays a crucial role in understanding and mitigating potential threats. NASA, along with ground-based ...

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting, our planet for several months.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has issued a warning that two giant asteroids are set to have a close encounter with the Earth on Wednesday.

The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is tracking asteroid 2025 BK as it nears Earth on 25 January 2025. The 160-foot-wide ...

Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.

Asteroids are rocky objects left over from the early days of our solar system, orbiting the Sun much like planets. While most ...

Astronomers Find the Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected in the Main Belt Dec. 9, 2024 — Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt.

One such origin is the Main Asteroid Belt, but it's not the only place where asteroids emerge. Each object is a special case, ...

On the morning of June 30, 1908, an asteroid plunged into Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over Siberia, Russia, creating a blast zone nearly three times the size of Chicago. In 2013, an asteroid ...