Scientists have discovered new characteristics of a small body which orbits the sun between Jupiter and Neptune, providing ...

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...

A Big 100-foot asteroid is set to make its close distance towards Earth tomorrow. Is it potentially hazardous? Know all the ...

A 100-foot asteroid named 2024 YZ9 is nearing Earth. NASA confirmed its flyby on 7 January, posing no danger. This celestial visitor highlights the need for space vigilance. Key Facts About the ...

Using AI training, researchers designed a "robot dog" that moves like a cat, and has no trouble navigating low-gravity ...

As the New Year begins, two asteroids are set to pass close to Earth, providing a fascinating moment for space enthusiasts.

The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is expected to pass us at a distance of 95,200 miles, about twice as close as the orbit of the ...

Two asteroids, 2024 YF7 and 2024 YR9, are set to pass near Earth in early January. NASA confirms no immediate threat but ...

Earlier this month, researchers announced they found the smallest asteroids ever detected within the main belt, which is a ...

Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

In the distant space out beyond the orbit of Jupiter lurks a strange object. Its name is Chiron, a type of outer Solar System body known as a centaur. But even among its fellow centaurs, Chiron is ...

If Earth is going to be blown to bits by an asteroid, it'd be nice to have some advance warning – to either do something ...