Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit close to their star, ...

NASA has released the Lucy spacecraft's first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing a peanut-shaped rock that could shed light on how planets formed in our solar system.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has captured striking images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing it to be a contact binary with an ...

YR4 may hit the Moon after changing its path away from Earth. Learn what this means, how it happened, and what scientists are ...

The close-up views of asteroid Donaldjohanson are a preview of what’s to come for Lucy on its 12-year quest to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the ...

So, the OSIRIS‑REx mission ventured to the asteroid ... Earth. Something starts removing the weak stuff while the fragment is still in space. The carbonaceous material, which isn’t very durable, ...

Part of the Apollo Group This asteroid belongs to the Apollo group, a class of NEOs known for crossing Earth's orbit. These space rocks are usually harmless, but their proximity makes them important ...

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all ...

Usually, it is soothing to look up at the starry sky. Nevertheless, a massive visitor is to visit on Friday. A large asteroid is racing towards Earth; it won't hit, but it will come close enough ...

After taking another peek at the "city-killer" asteroid that once had a small but uncomfortable chance of smashing into our planet, astronomers have figured out what it actually looks like: a flat, ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the ... Even if that happens, NASA assures the moon’s orbit will not be altered. The asteroid —- which ...