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

Among the first finds from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the discovery hints at a population of exceptionally strong ...

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no ...

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

An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...

Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate ...

A skyscraper-sized asteroid spinning every 113 seconds has stunned scientists, hinting at unexpected strength inside ancient ...

2025 MN45 isn't the overall spin-rate record holder. Astronomers have found a number of small asteroids — those just a few ...

But Rubin’s early data is confounding. Among the newly discovered asteroids, researchers identified 76 with reliable spin ...

Learn how the world’s “largest digital camera” has detected approximately 2,000 new asteroids, a collection that includes ...

Back in the earlier days of the internet, there was a viral video from a creator called Bill Wurtz called "the history of the ...

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