Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

The size of an asteroid is primarily determined by observing the sunlight it reflects, combined with distance, brightness, ...

After completing the asteroid sampling mission, the Tianwen-2 return capsule is expected to land on Earth and complete its recovery by the end of 2027. Subsequently, the main spacecraft will continue ...

Dawn didn’t just observe Vesta’s giant craters - it mapped the asteroid’s interior and detected signs of a once-active molten ...

Asteroid 1998 KY26 is smaller, faster, and brighter than scientists thought, complicating Hayabusa2’s mission of landing on ...

When most of us think about what shaped our planet, we probably picture volcanoes, earthquakes, and huge continents slowly ...

Hayabusa2 visited the 900-metre asteroid Ryugu in 2018, returning samples to Earth in 2020. The spacecraft is now on an ...

The discovery, made by a team including researchers at the University of Tokyo, is based on microscopic rock fragments ...

As with many big space stories, 3I/ATLAS is getting a fair share of attention as well as some more controversial theories ...

The arrival of mini moon could draw the attention of private companies and agencies focused on asteroid mining ...

The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get ...

The unusual behaviour of the 'very common' asteroid has sparked worries over our preparedness for future impact.