Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2025 SC79, a skyscraper-sized space rock orbiting the sun in just 128 days. the ...

A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

The newly discovered "twilight" asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun's glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark ...

Data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission has enabled the creation of a detailed catalog of asteroid rotations ...

A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance ...

If such ‘twilight’ asteroids approach Earth, "they could pose serious impact hazards," warned the astronomer behind the ...

An asteroid has been named after David Meisel, a distinguished professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at SUNY Geneseo ...

Astronomers can usually spot "planet killer" asteroids long before they approach Earth. But what if they can't?

The discovery of a new celestial object in the Earth's neighborhood has created a buzz online asking whether the planet now ...

An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, ...

In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically ...