The concept of dogfighting amongst the stars has been around far longer than video games set in space, but it's been a ...

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...

While it's easy to romanticize space as an escape to a pristine frontier where people will float weightlessly among the stars ...

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.

Not all asteroids are simple space rocks. Some spin too fast, others change course, and a few behave in ways scientists didn’t predict. This countdown looks at the most astonishing asteroids ever ...

A new generation of rockets aims to unlock new business models in space, including the science fiction dream of extracting resources from asteroids. Researchers are taking a closer look at asteroids ...

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That’s easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...

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 ...

Around the nearby star Fomalhaut, asteroids are smashing into each other in a series of cosmic cataclysms, creating huge clouds of dust. For the first time, astronomers are watching one of these ...

In 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought materials from the surface of the asteroid Bennu (pictured) safely back to Earth. The returned samples were then curated carefully, to prevent the ...

NASA’s has been busy tracking a trio of sizable asteroids hurtling past Earth’s orbit, one traveling as close as 361,000 miles from us. While scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) assured ...