Though NASA confirms that 3I/ATLAS poses no immediate threat to Earth, its unusual trajectory and behaviour have stirred ...

These so-called Venus co-orbital asteroids are currently undetected because of their alignment in the sky but could one day ...

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...

From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could ...

Scientists have found evidence of a “cataclysmic” collision of giant asteroids that happened only 20 years ago close to a nearby star. The tumultuous event in Beta Pictoris, a bright star in the ...

A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the moon in 2032.

NASA confirms four asteroids, ranging from car- to house-sized, will pass Earth safely on 13–14 October 2025, posing no ...

But now, the odds have shifted, and the asteroid now has a chance of colliding with the moon ... which tracks objects like asteroids at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Those odds ...

Ryugu’s samples reveal that water activity on asteroids lasted far longer than scientists thought, possibly reshaping ...