Asteroids are more than just space rocks—they come in many shapes, sizes, and compositions, with some even defying scientific expectations. In this video, we explore the top 10 most astonishing ...

The risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth seems to be creeping up as astronomers gather more data, but does that mean we ...

A new climate modeling study presents a new scenario of how climate and life on our planet would change in response to a potential future strike of a medium-sized (~500 m) asteroid.

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids.

In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.

A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.

A building-sized asteroid has a 1.3% chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. Though the chance is small, it has activated a ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Asteroid Bennu seems to have come from a long-lost world on the fringes of the solar system, where saltwater pooled and dried ...

Bennu samples brought back by a University of Arizona-led space mission contain the key ingredients of life and signs of the ...