Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment ...

On April 13, 2029, a chunk of rock roughly the size of the Eiffel Tower will thread the gap between Earth and the ring of communications satellites that orbit our planet. The asteroid, named 99942 ...

A rare, colossal-sized asteroid is on course to fly by Earth — and will come closer to our planet than any other rocks of its ...

Houston, we may have a problem! A rare, colossal-sized asteroid is on course to fly by Earth — and will come closer to our ...

The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.

A meteor cluster reveals an asteroid disintegrating near the Sun. These observations help uncover hidden asteroids and ...

CHICAGO -- A newly discovered asteroid roughly the size of an Olympic swimming pool has a "small chance" of colliding with Earth in 23 years, with a potential impact on Valentine's Day in 2046, ...

Space is vast, mysterious, and full of surprises — but few celestial objects capture our imagination quite like asteroids. These rocky remnants from the early solar system have been drifting through ...

The frequency of fireballs in our planet’s skies seemed to grow in recent months. NASA and other meteor experts can’t agree ...

Ballpoint pen ink found in Martian meteorites reveals hidden flaws and casts doubt on studies of the planet’s chemical ...