A new analysis estimates that the asteroid belt is steadily losing mass each year, and may not be as permanent a feature of ...

The most dangerous asteroids are the most difficult to detect.” Carnegie Science’s Scott S. Sheppard’s caution is no ...

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

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

Astronomers have identified 2025 SC79, a new asteroid with a remarkably fast 128-day orbit, placing it among the second-fastest ever observed. This "twilight asteroid" orbits close to the Sun, ...

A NASA spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the main asteroid belt. Not to worry: Astronomers aren't interested in the small ...

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter lies a ring-shaped region called the asteroid belt, home to the vast majority of our solar system’s space rocks. The asteroid belt is as old as the solar system ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit the moon. | ...

The metal-coated asteroid Psyche may have had eruptions of molten iron and nickel on its surface. This situation was more ...