From the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs to one that nearly hit Moscow, space rocks have shaped our history. Could we ...

In our solar system, thousands of asteroids orbit dangerously close to Earth, known as Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). Among them, one asteroid has sparked significant concern: Apophis. This massive ...

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

Bitcoin can't ever experience the same type of problem. On that note, 16 Psyche, an asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, is estimated to contain between $10 quintillion and $700 quintillion ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it is blazing through our cosmic cul-de-sac at truly awe-inspiring speeds between the main asteroid belt and ...

There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

Ancient meteorite reveals a protoplanet formed in the outer Solar System earlier than thought, reshaping planet formation ...

The NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations to the Minor Planet Center of comet 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025.

A groundbreaking study published in Communications Earth & Environment has called into question the long-standing assumptions ...

How did Earth, alone among the solar system's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has made yet another exciting discovery—but it never works alone. Thanks ...