China's Tianwen 2 probe has captured striking pictures of home as it heads out to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples.

"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the ...

China's first asteroid sample-return mission, the 2nd in the Tianwen series, will reach Kamo'oalewa in July 2026. The probe will map the asteroid, collect samples, and carry them back to Earth in a ...

Asteroids don’t always need to head straight for Earth to draw global attention. The case of asteroid 2024 YR4 is proving ...

The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Crinia is a unique 5-kilometer asteroid that shares Earth’s orbit in a rare one-to-one rhythm. Despite its nickname as Earth’s “second moon, ” it actually orbits the sun with a looping path that ...

Asteroid 2022 YS5, a building-sized space rock, will safely pass Earth on July 17, prompting NASA and ISRO to emphasize the ...

Learn about the technology that may help astronauts survive on the moon by extracting water from lunar soil and producing ...

Astronomers at the University of Maryland found that a surprising burst of rocky debris released during the DART mission ...

As the Moon reaches New, advanced observers can try photographing 3I/ATLAS while everyone can enjoy nebulae and more in the ...

A remarkable 2.35 billion year old meteorite found in Africa in 2023 has opened a new window into the Moon's volcanic history ...

A 2.35-billion-year-old Moon rock that fell to Earth in Africa is rewriting what we know about lunar volcanism. This rare ...