Space is bustling with rocks and dust, and occasionally, larger asteroids capture public attention. One such asteroid, 2023 ...

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no ...

NASA’s asteroid trackers have just watched a school‑bus‑sized space rock make a safe, distant pass by our planet, part of a ...

2025 MN45 isn't the overall spin-rate record holder. Astronomers have found a number of small asteroids — those just a few ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Far from being solid bullets of rock, many asteroids are fragile clusters of debris that spin so quickly they flirt with self ...

Just days after the Geminid meteor shower, the asteroid from which it comes, 3200 Phaethon, will pass close to Earth. What is it? Asteroid 3200 Phaethon, discovered in 1983, is named for its close ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

Recently, the online world has been abuzz with speculation that NASA has confirmed the discovery of a second moon in Earth's orbit. Take any such rumors with a hefty grain of salt. That includes the ...

Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small ...

Learn how the world’s “largest digital camera” has detected approximately 2,000 new asteroids, a collection that includes ...

This international recognition honors Indonesian Jesuit priest and scientist Bayu Risanto's contributions to meteorology and ...