The unusual shapes of the tiny asteroids Dimorphos and Selam have perplexed astronomers for years, but a new study finally explains how they got so strange. It also suggests these bizarrely shaped ...

Asteroids colliding with neutron stars could account for mysterious blasts of energy called fast radio bursts by releasing ...

This image provided by The Strong shows 12 finalists being considered for induction into the World Video Game Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y. Asteroids, Elite, Guitar Hero, Metroid, Myst, Neopets ...

Rogue asteroids come closer to Earth than you may realize. ... Traveling at some 55,000 mph (88,500 km/h), if the asteroid had struck our planet, it could have really wreaked havoc.

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.

Asteroids have been grabbing lots of headlines recently. A sample from the asteroid Bennu—as part of the OSIRIS-REx (now OSIRIS-APEX) mission—arrived back on Earth in September of 2023, and ...

Asteroids can vary widely in size, with some less than 30 feet in diameter. Vesta, the largest known asteroid, also considered a protoplanet, is 330 miles across, according to NASA.

Venus Hiding Dangerous Asteroids, Including One That Could Be a 'City-Killer' If it Impacts Earth: Study A new study from the University of São Paulo in Brazil said some asteroids orbiting Venus ...

Asteroids 2020 SB, 524522 and 2020 CL1 measure between 330 and 1,300 feet in diameter, making each one capable of destroying entire cities and causing massive fires and tsunamis, the Daily Mail ...

NASA is tracking two bus-sized asteroids in the vicinity of the Earth that are whizzing through space at some 11,000 to 24,000 miles per hour. A space rock known as "2025 HP22," measuring ...

While asteroids are rich sources of precious and valuable materials, scientists still haven't fully committed to mining them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Scientists in Albuquerque, New Mexico, say potentially dangerous asteroids could possibly be deflected by exploding a nuclear warhead more than a mile from its surface and showering it with X-rays ...