Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Astronomers think that a dwarf planet hiding in the middle of our solar system could be a source of frozen water. The dwarf ...

Scientists have made a shocking discovery about a rare object in our solar system likened to an asteroid-comet hybrid.

A new "main-belt comet" — a comet-like object masquerading as an asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars ... and by staring through them we can get a little glimpse of our solar system's birth. The ...

Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt. They used ... and mined for asteroids in our own solar system. To do so, they looked ...

A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...

and may have originated from the main asteroid belt, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Meanwhile, outer dark comets, which may have come from the outer regions of our solar system ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have studied Chiron, a centaur orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune, unveiling its unique dual nature as both asteroid and comet. The research ...