New research shows C-type asteroids, making up 75% of all asteroids, could provide water and raw materials for space mining, ...

For only the second time ever, a collision between two asteroids has been observed around an alien star not too far beyond the Solar System's borders. That star is Fomalhaut, a mere cosmic baby at ...

Most dangerous asteroids don’t come with warning signs, and some are almost impossible to spot until it’s too late. Astronomers say a whole class of space rocks hides in the Sun’s glare, making them ...

Around the nearby star Fomalhaut, asteroids are smashing into each other in a series of cosmic cataclysms, creating huge clouds of dust. For the first time, astronomers are watching one of these ...

Scientists are decoding fragile meteorites to uncover which small asteroids could become future treasure troves for space exploration. Credit: Shutterstock A team led by ICE-CSIC examined meteorites ...

(NEXSTAR) – You always need to stay cautious and careful while driving, but when winter weather hits, drivers need to be extra vigilant. A new report from MoneyGeek finds that, on average, nearly 400 ...

JWST imaged 2024 YR4 in late March, making it the smallest object the telescope had imaged to date. The data its instruments collected indicate that based on the amount of heat it gives off, 2024 YR4 ...

The number 40,000 might not sound particularly dramatic, but it represents humanity's growing catalog of near-Earth asteroids, rocky remnants from the solar system's violent birth that cross paths ...

NASA’s has been busy tracking a trio of sizable asteroids hurtling past Earth’s orbit, one traveling as close as 361,000 miles from us. While scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) assured ...

In 2016, NASA consolidated several programs into the Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO), designed to work with other federal agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The ...