A crater-rich dwarf planet named Ceres located in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter was long thought to be composed of a materials mixture not dominated by water ice.

But asteroids aren't inherently menacing. They're just ancient objects, formed early in our solar system's history, that ...

A new study sheds light on the birthplace of asteroid Ryugu, which is now believed to have formed near Jupiter.

A series of radar images taken by Nasa has revealed that a large asteroid which zoomed past Earth last week was actually two ...

Veuer's Elizabeth Keatinge tells us about why asteroid mining could be the next great industry. My Dad Was Gay — But Married ...

Eager to not meet a similar fate, the National Academy of Sciences has called for planetary defense to be a national priority ...

A powerful burst of X-rays from a nuclear explosion could be used to stop Armageddon just in the nick of time, a new ...

Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has relocated to new headquarters in Seal Beach, added three high-level advisers and ...

Philip Metzger, a planetary physicist at the University of Central Florida, explained that the primary difference between ...