A vast ring of rocky leftovers between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid belt preserves clues to how the planets — and Earth ...

The 38-foot-wide space rock is projected to come to within just 123,000 miles of our planet, according to NASA.

Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS.

A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

Watch Asteroid 2024 JN16 making a close approach to Earth. Credit: Space.com | animation/data: ESA | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

International team finds glucose and ribose in samples from asteroid Bennu, marking first glucose discovery in space ...

Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...

Telescopes across the globe will track it so that astronomers can determine its exact location and make predictions about ...

Two asteroids are set for safe flybys near Earth, reassuring the public that no threat exists. NASA emphasizes these events ...

The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.

The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As part of the ongoing study of pristine ...