A new study suggests that unidentified "co-orbital asteroids" around Venus may have the capacity to impact our planet in the ...

Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid that has captured global attention due to its close approach predicted for the year 2029.

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated one million Near Earth Objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are ...

Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it travels on a highly ...

Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living ...

Asteroids are the ancient remnants of our solar system's birth, rocky fragments that never formed into planets. Most of these ...

Astronomers are using data from the recently decommissioned star-mapping satellite to help determine masses and more accurate ...

Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

Geologists find giant mosasaur vertebra in Mississippi, a marine predator that ruled the seas 66 million years ago, ...

The end of the Ordovician, in contrast, was kicked off by the Earth’s thermostat firmly flipping to “cold” – and much like our own current mass extinction situation, it may have been the contemporary ...

will safely pass Earth today within one-third of the Earth-moon distance. Discovered just days ago, the asteroid poses no threat and will miss the moon by a wide margin. This close approach offers ...