A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

NASA's asteroid samples contain organic compounds and minerals that may have seeded early Earth with life's building blocks.

The rapid unscheduled disassembly of SpaceX's Starship mega rocket may have released significant amounts of harmful ...

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres' cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over ...

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.

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

The risk of impact is likely drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially ...

NASA has identified a newly discovered near-Earth asteroid which has sparked interest due to its potential for impact.

Asteroid 2024 YR was likely a "small, rocky object" measuring 40 to 100 metres and weighing about 220 million kgs. "If it was ...