Asteroid 2025 VP1 is hurtling through space at more than 18,300 miles per hour, the space agency has reported.

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually. In a new study, planetary scientist Julio A. Fernández of Uruguay’s Universidad ...

The Planetary Defence System of the ESA earlier identified the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid. The current tally since the ESA ...

A bus-sized asteroid is currently racing toward Earth’s vicinity, catching the close attention of astronomers. While not a ...

According to CNEOS manager Paul Chodas, "potentially hazardous" doesn't mean an asteroid is going to collide directly with ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) currently recognizes five dwarf planets in our solar system, though there are likely many more. The most famous of the bunch is Pluto, way out beyond the ...

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for ...

A “city killer” asteroid once thought to be on a potential collision course with the Earth has now been found to have a higher chance of striking the Moon. The building-sized space rock, designated ...

Apophis will make a rare close flyby of Earth in 2029 as scientists study its effects and analyse new findings on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research.Related video ...