Vesta, thought to be the second-largest asteroid in the solar system, could be a piece of an ancient, unknown planet, a new study hints.

Vesta has a number of characteristics working in its favor when it comes to its visibility in the night sky. For one, it ...

The asteroid, spanning around 49 to 111 feet in diameter, is hurtling through space at some 42,300 miles per hour.

To view the Eta Aquarids find an area well away from city lights or street lights. 'Come prepared with a sleeping bag, ...

Scientists leveraged a global camera network and doorbell cameras to track dozens of meteorites to their asteroid families.

However, "2025 HP" is not the only space rock flying nearby. Today, a separate 40-foot, bus-sized asteroid named "2025 HN4" ...

JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters), roughly the ...

The asteroid has been compared to a lumpy bowling pin by space-watchers, with NASA describing it as looking like two ice ...

On April 24, 1990, all 24,000 pounds of the Hubble Space Telescope were tucked away ... on Earth couldn't see as far into ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has captured striking images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing it to be a contact binary with an ...

To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, Space.com looks at some of the most scientifically significant images that have emerged from the observatory's lens.

The images show a unique-looking asteroid, with a narrow neck connecting the object's two lobes. "These early images of ...