Measuring about 1,200 feet wide, 2005 VO5 belongs to the Aten group. These asteroids have orbits that frequently cross ...

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2025 MN88, measuring about 65 feet wide, will make its closest approach on 6 July.

ESA's Gaia mission has determined he orbits of 154,741 asteroids in our solar system. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC AOC reacts after Andrew Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in NYC primary ...

Keeping Earth safe from asteroids isn’t just spotting them – it’s also helping people understand what a high-impact probability with Earth means.

The study highlights the chaotic nature of these asteroids' orbits, with Lyapunov times – the period after which their paths become unpredictable – averaging just 150 years.

Asteroids around Venus pose possible 'invisible threat' to Earth: Should you be worried? The giant space rocks are believed to be traveling in tandem with Venus as the planet orbits the sun ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

The Tianwen-2 mission by China targets asteroid 2016 HO3 to gather samples, with plans for future missions to Mars and Jupiter, enhancing space exploration efforts.

3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks without warning An international research team has revealed there are at least three asteroids that have unstable orbits, taking them ...

At least three city-killing asteroids are lurking around our nearest planetary neighbor—and could strike Earth with little warning, a new study found. Scientists from Brazil, France, and Italy ...