China's Tianwen-2 sample-return mission is well on its way to its target, an asteroid called Kamo'oalewa. The spacecraft left ...

A study challenges the lunar origin of the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa and points to a different and surprising origin.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A “city killer” asteroid the size of the Empire State ...

Tianwen-2 asteroid orbit insertion at quasi-satellite Kamoʻoalewa is set for June 7, days away, after amateur radio teams in ...

China is preparing to launch its first-ever asteroid deflection test mission, targeting the near-Earth asteroid 2016 WP8. The mission, set for December 2027, will utilize a kinetic impactor to alter ...