Beyond Earth, there are abundant resources on the Moon and, more significantly, on asteroids. The asteroid belt between Mars ...

Research findings are available online in the journal Nature Astronomy. The original story “ Frozen ocean world found lurking ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft visited the asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025, coming within 600 miles (920 kilometers) of the object located in the inner region of the asteroid belt between Mars ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This artist's concept depicts the 140-mile-wide (226-kilometer-wide) asteroid Psyche, which ...

The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.

A large asteroid named after a god of chaos is on track for a historic close pass of Earth, according to NASA.

In April 2029, asteroid Apophis will pass Earth at a distance that sounds almost unreal on paper. About 20,000 miles away ...

When Heinrich Olbers spotted asteroid Pallas on March 28, 1802, it called into question the recent discovery of Ceres as the “missing” planet between Mars and Jupiter. The Titius-Bode law, a ...