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

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

An asteroid is expected to eventually hit Earth, highlighting the importance of preparing for such an event. This video ...

Examining if using nuclear explosives could realistically redirect an asteroid from Earth. Trump reaction to watching video ...

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

Scientists have discovered the fastest-spinning asteroid sized over 0.3 miles in diameter, which is rotating about once every ...

Out in the depths of space, somewhere in between Mars and Jupiter, is a newly discovered asteroid that's breaking records.

Scientists discover asteroid spinning once every 1.88 minutes—the fastest rotation ever found for a large space rock. Five ...

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

But Rubin’s early data is confounding. Among the newly discovered asteroids, researchers identified 76 with reliable spin ...

In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...

Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate ...