An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the ...

The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual ...

The JWST’s spectra data also showed the huge amount of various ices with different volatilities and how they are made. Chiron ...

Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien ...

While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that ...

An asteroid the size of around nine reindeer - coincidentally, how many reindeer Santa Claus supposedly uses - is set to pass ...

The main belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is so sparsely populated that spacecraft pass through as though ...

XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest ...

A 10-story building-sized asteroid, 2024 XN1, will safely pass Earth on Christmas Eve at a distance of 4.48 million miles.

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have studied Chiron, a centaur orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune, ...

The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) monitored asteroid Dimorphos post-NASA DART impact. See the evolution ...

Nasa has issued an update on a huge asteroid which will pass Earth on Christmas Eve. On the night when Father Christmas will ...