When scientists spot an asteroid whose trajectory might take it close to Earth, they monitor it frequently and calculate the probability that it might collide with our planet.

While asteroids have diverse resources, including some not found on the moon, space rocks alone may not be able to support a robust space mining industry.

Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia May Contain Elements Not Yet Seen On Earth The asteroid is so dense, physicists say it could contain elements outside the periodic table.

A plane-sized asteroid scheduled to pass Earth next week is making headlines, but NASA experts want the public to understand why this encounter is more routine than remarkable.

Dimorphos is a “rubble pile” asteroid, a loose conglomeration of material such as rocks, pebbles, and boulders held together by gravity. This study only applies to this type of asteroid.

Dimorphos is a moonlet asteroid that orbits a larger parent asteroid known as Didymos. Neither poses a threat to Earth, but the double-asteroid system was a perfect target to test deflection ...

(CNN) — The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists’ minds.

NASA is monitoring an airplane-sized asteroid that is expected to zoom past the Earth on July 28 at a zippy 46,908 miles per hour. The space rock—known as 2025 OW—is estimated to be about 210 ...

The Asteroid Institute has initiated a service that allows users to calculate spacecraft trajectories and propulsion requirements between Solar System objects.

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists’ minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a ...

Sixty six million years ago, just off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in what is now the North East coast of modern Mexico, and a herd of spectacular creatures is on the move. About thirty ...