They believe there are about 15,000 undetected medium-sized rocks in striking distance of the globe. A 2022 mission called Dart proved that in an emergency we could bash one off course with a rocket.

Most near-Earth asteroids are thought to drift in from the main asteroid belt. But a small subset may have a much closer origin: the moon. One intriguing example is 469219 Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3), an ...

What if violent asteroid impacts actually jump-started life on Earth? Explore a dramatic theory. What if asteroids, long feared as destroyers of life, were key to our existence? Explore a ...

Using early data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which is set to kick off full operations later this spring, an international team of astronomers has discovered an asteroid that spins so fast, it ...

Explore the most significant asteroids that have impacted Earth throughout history. This video delves into notable events, detailing the size, composition, and effects of these colossal space objects.

Technological advancements in various fields of science are shattering what some scientists once deemed impossible. In recent years, researchers have mitigated the existential threat of asteroids, ...

Scientists all over the world are celebrating because of a discovery made by a telescope's camera built in the Bay Area. New objects, including some of the biggest, fastest moving asteroids ever seen, ...

This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, seen by the ONC-T camera on board of Hayabusa2. Source - ISAS/JAXA, CC SA 4.0. This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, ...

Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space exploration—or even be mined for valuable resources. By analyzing rare meteorites ...

The top ten most interesting asteroids, with Scott Manley and Astrum! We're turning our attention to some of the smaller but nonetheless remarkably fascinating objects in our Solar System. You'll be ...

JWST imaged 2024 YR4 in late March, making it the smallest object the telescope had imaged to date. The data its instruments collected indicate that based on the amount of heat it gives off, 2024 YR4 ...