Whether an asteroid is spinning neatly on its axis or tumbling chaotically, and how fast it is doing so, has been shown to be ...

A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can ...

These so-called Venus co-orbital asteroids are currently undetected because of their alignment in the sky but could one day drift into Earth’s path, at least according to simulations combining ...

X-ray scans reveal rare chemical signatures in asteroid grains that hint at water, organics and the building blocks of life.

Could Earth be in danger from asteroids we can’t even see? Scientists have identified a hidden population of asteroids ...

We could be overlooking an entire population of asteroids that pose a threat to Earth on the very simple basis that they're ...

Scientists got a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons could ...

Astronomers warn of hidden asteroids near Venus that evade detection, with some capable of crossing Earth’s orbit and posing ...

New research shows hidden Venus asteroids could unleash city-sized impacts. Learn why they’re so hard to spot and how telescopes might find them.

Learn more about the Quasi-moons and mini-moons that sometimes get caught in our orbit and how they could offer mining ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned in new research. The giant space rocks are believed ...

New research warns that if we don't hit an asteroid in exactly the right spot, it could end up on a collision course with ...