The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

A powerful new telescope spots an unusually large asteroid spinning faster than thought possible, challenging long held ideas ...

The findings are a big clue as to why the far and near hemispheres of the moon look so different.

Space is bustling with rocks and dust, and occasionally, larger asteroids capture public attention. One such asteroid, 2023 XM15, will approach Earth on January 7, 2026 and NASA reports that this ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man.

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 ...

Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...

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New research shows marine life evolved within 2,000 years after the dinosaur killing asteroid impact 66 million years ago.

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

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, January 23Pluto reaches conjunction with the Sun at 5 A.M. EST.

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That’s easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...