A powerful new telescope spots an unusually large asteroid spinning faster than thought possible, challenging long held ideas ...

A 700-metre asteroid went undetected near Earth after hiding in the Sun’s glare, raising fresh questions about blind spots in ...

A record-breaking asteroid has been discovered by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory just seven days after it began its observations. Based on this performance result, scientists and astronomers can expect ...

A research team led by Prof. TIAN Hengci from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

The findings may explain why the Moon’s far side lacks volcanic maria and differs so strongly from the near side.

With a diameter of around 2,300 feet, the newly-detected asteroid completes a full rotation in just under two minutes.

A giant asteroid is headed our way. But no, it won't hit the Earth. This asteroid is about to slam into the Moon and crack it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At 710 meters (just under half a mile) wide, this space rock sets a record for how fast it spins on its axis: about one rotation ...

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% of all species on Earth were wiped out, including the dinosaurs. Among ...

Big asteroid heading for Earth, cue the dramatic music. Well, it’s not just Hollywood stuff. Scientists are constantly ...