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

Asteroid 16 Psyche, one of the largest and most enigmatic objects in the asteroid belt, is set to be the focal point of NASA’s Psyche mission in 2029. But as scientists eagerly await the spacecraft’s ...

An asteroid named '16 Psyche' has a keen way of keeping scientists on their toes, sending mixed signals for its composition, ...

Much remains to be known about the chemical composition of small asteroids. Their potential to harbor valuable metals, materials from the early solar system, and the possibility of obtaining a ...

This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, seen by the ONC-T camera on board of Hayabusa2. Source - ISAS/JAXA, CC SA 4.0. This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, ...

An asteroid named 2023 BM4, comparable in size to a commercial airplane, is set to pass Earth on May 30, 2026, at a safe ...

The way an asteroid spins -- either smoothly on its axis or in a chaotic tumble -- depends on how many times it has been hit by other objects in space. At the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki, ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- The car-sized asteroid that exploded above the Nubian Desert last October was small compared to the dinosaur-killing, civilization-ending objects that still orbit the sun. But that ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA data updated Tuesday. The asteroid was previously assessed to have a 2.3% chance of hitting on Feb. 7 ...