Asteroids aren’t all the same. Some are rich in metals like nickel and iron, others are made of carbon-rich materials, and some are stony. Scientists classify them into groups like C-type ...

But many of them keep on zooming past planets including Earth. Direct collision with one such space rock is definitely not ...

NASA has issued a warning regarding two asteroids, 2024 SD3 and 2024 SR4, that are set to pass Earth today. While both asteroids are significant in size—2024 SD3 measuring approximately 68 feet ...

There's no cause for concern – at least not yet. Every year, over 3,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are found by NASA's survey telescopes. With the use of more powerful and sophisticated ...

probably. Astronomers have almost found all the kilometer-sized ... [+] asteroids. There’s a little under 1,000 of them—and none of them will strike Earth in the next 1,000 years. When will an ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the future of the commercial space industry. According to what scientists have learned from the evidence left behind, around ...

Two enormous "potentially hazardous asteroids" are due to soar through Earth's neighborhood later this week. Both are classed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) Center for Near-Earth Studies ...

Millions of asteroids orbit the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter (Picture: Shutterstock/D1min) ‘Small’ asteroids the size of buses or stadiums have been pinpointed between Mars and ...

Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt. They used their approach to detect more than 100 new asteroids, ranging from the size of a ...