But asteroids aren't inherently menacing. They're just ancient objects, formed early in our solar system's history, that ...

Earth has got a new mini-moon for the next couple of days and it has fascinated people across social media. Albeit, it might ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

A series of radar images taken by Nasa has revealed that a large asteroid which zoomed past Earth last week was actually two ...

Our new heavenly neighbor will be hanging around for a few months. Unfortunately, you’ll need professional equipment to see ...

On Sept. 29, the Earth will temporarily get a second moon. A small asteroid will be pulled into orbit before being released ...

Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of this ...

Our new heavenly neighbor will be hanging around for a few months. Unfortunately, you’ll need professional equipment to see ...

A small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull and temporarily become a "mini-moon" this autumn, ...

A supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse rises Sept. 17 over Lake Michigan in Chicago.

A new asteroid, named 2024 PT5, is set to briefly orbit the planet, marking a rare celestial event. Discovered in August, ...

Technically a “temporarily captured object,” 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth asteroid and Earth’s newest mini-moon. This 11-meter ...