Astronomers at MIT have detected the smallest asteroids ever, measuring just 10 metres across, using data from NASA's James ...

NASA has announced the discovery of seven astronomical objects that come in two flavors; they look like asteroids but ...

Melting and clumped accumulation (accretion) of dust particles at high temperatures (up to 2,000 Kelvin [~1,727 °C]) in the ...

The rocky bodies, which look like asteroids but act like comets, could comprise up to 60% of near-Earth objects.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will perform a close flyby of Earth on December 12, utilizing a gravity assist to adjust its ...

The Geminids — among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids — peak on Friday. It’s one of the year’s last ...

The space rocks, both estimated to be no larger than 5 miles (8 kilometers) wide, impacted Earth within 25,000 years of each ...

Large asteroids are considered a potential threat to the Earth. That's why scientists closely monitor them and record every ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a method to detect small asteroids in the main asteroid belt, significantly improving our ability to spot objects as little as 10 meters across. This new technique, ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is monitoring three asteroids set to pass Earth on December 11, 2024. Though moving at ...

Clever clogs over at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered the "key for planetary defence" by finding a way ...

Dust and debris left in the inner solar system by asteroid 2003 EH1 is about to cause the annual Quadrantid meteor shower.