Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft made a pivotal encounter with the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. Capturing high-resolution images ...

China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

Scientists with NASA’s Lucy mission are finally wrapping up the process of refining the data gathered by the spacecraft’s ...

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.

All eyes are on Comet 3I/Atlas as astronomers worldwide chase the exotic ice ball through our solar system ...

Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the comet was confirmed as having originated outside of Earth's solar system on July 3, according ...

Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...

The next waypoint on Psyche's voyage will be a flyby of Mars in May 2026. Officials expect Psyche to keep that date, which is ...

Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.