Astronomers have identified 2025 SC79, a new asteroid with a remarkably fast 128-day orbit, placing it among the ...

Mars has two moons, but they're not quite like Earth's moon. That's raised a lot of questions about where they're from, ...

A new quasi-satellite, 2025 PN7, has been discovered, joining a group of asteroids that orbit the Sun alongside Earth. These ...

A massive crater hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor has been confirmed as the result of an asteroid strike from 66 million ...

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

The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter contains ancient, ice-covered rocks that may have delivered much of Earth’s water ...

Dinosaurs weren’t dying out before the asteroid hit—they were thriving in vibrant, diverse habitats across North America.

As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn’t left.

THAT’s NO MOON - Earth doesn’t just have one moon; sometimes, it has a companion satellite or “mini-moon.” Discovered on August 2 and reported in September, this is not breaking news. Asteroid 2025 ...

This quasi-moon is expected to remain in its current near-Earth orbit for about another 60 years before the gravitational tug ...

Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet ...

China is planning a kinetic impact demonstration mission to test the feasibility of defending Earth against potentially hazardous asteroids, a senior space scientist revealed at an international ...