Planetary scientists research the complex asteroid Vesta which may possess the same fundamental architecture as Earth such as ...

As the asteroid lines up for a planetary flyby in 2029, space agencies are coordinating to conduct some groundbreaking ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it anyway. Here's what it found.

Scientists leveraged a global camera network and doorbell cameras to track dozens of meteorites to their asteroid families.

There is a second round of observations set for May 2025, before the asteroid could disappear into the outer solar system for the next several years.

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and ...

However, "2025 HP" is not the only space rock flying nearby. Today, a separate 40-foot, bus-sized asteroid named "2025 HN4" ...

Vesta, one of the two largest bodies in our solar system's asteroid belt, has long been thought to be more than just another ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a crust, mantle ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an ...

JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters), roughly the ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the ...