Measuring around 41 feet in diameter, the asteroid is speeding towards our planet at more than 38,500 miles per hour.

Space is bustling with rocks and dust, and occasionally, larger asteroids capture public attention. One such asteroid, 2023 ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

First light for the innovative new instrument is anticipated in 2028. Spectre — once operational — will play a key role in ...

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 ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Amy Mainzer likes to quote a mentor who taught her the three basic steps to prevent asteroids from crashing into Earth: “Find them early, find them early, and find them early.” “We can't do anything ...

Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small ...

The space rock, known as “2026 AJ” and 40 feet in diameter, is hurtling towards our planet at around 20,500 miles per hour.