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

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

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

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

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

Contrary to online rumors, Earth still only has one true moon, but astronomers have discovered a so-called 'quasi-moon.' Here ...

In April 2029, Apophis is predicted by NASA to come within 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) of the Earth's surface. Closer ...

The comet, called 3I/ATLAS, is the third known interstellar object that has come through our solar system. As it flies deeper ...

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

A small asteroid flew 266 miles over Antarctica. It was too small to pose a threat, but objects of that size can produce fireballs.

An asteroid about the size of a small building zoomed past Earth unnoticed by astronomers last week, coming as close to the Earth’s surface as the International Space Station, according to the ...

A small asteroid, known as 2025 TF, flew over Antarctica on October 1, 2025, at an altitude of only 266 miles.