Asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). Scientists believe that the ...

For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...

Reintroducing Hawaii's sacred crow, how desert ants find their way, pterosaurs paddle-like tails, and how gophers rebuild ...

NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft beams its last data transmission back to Earth. Pioneer 10 was NASA's first mission to the outer ...

For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...

On January 25, 2025, asteroid 2025 BK will pass close to Earth. This flyby highlights the important work scientists do to ...

The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.

Typically, asteroids - like the one depicted in this artist's concept - originate from the main asteroid belt between the ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved ... decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt. They used their approach to detect ...

For months space enthusiasts were fascinated by a small asteroid that was pulled by Earth's gravity and was fondly referred ...

A small asteroid named 2024 PT5, once hailed as Earth's temporary second moon, might have originated from our very own Moon.

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...