While the technology still needs significant work, a new analysis of meteorites points to valuable targets in the solar ...

Asteroids might seem like peaceful drifters suspended in space, but they’re really disturbed, spinning and tumbling in complex motion that holds clues to their past. A new study presented at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crop of asteroids discovered by the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is wowing astronomers, with one of the space rocks spinning at ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky. Eventually, the telescope is expected to reach 7 million alerts per night.

While about 20,000 previously unknown asteroids are discovered every year by telescopes around the world and spacecraft in orbit, the first images by the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory revealed 2,000 ...

The smaller of the pair was spotted only this month and could be visible with binoculars as it passes by our planet within the distance to the moon. By Robin George Andrews Robin George Andrews ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned in new research. The giant space rocks are believed ...

The record-breaking asteroid, about the length of eight football fields, made one complete rotation in 1.88 minutes. Determining this asteroid’s rotating speed allowed the astronomers to determine its ...

PHOENIX — A newly discovered asteroid spins about as fast as a Ferris wheel. With a rotation period of just 112 seconds, it’s the new record holder for fastest-spinning asteroid wider than 500 meters.

Earth faces a significant threat from thousands of undetected asteroids capable of destroying cities. NASA's planetary defence chief warns that current systems cannot reliably stop these 'city-killers ...