The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu.

NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet ...

15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System ... within the main asteroid belt. They used their approach ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...

According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

named and numbered in our solar system. The vast majority can be found in the asteroid belt, orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroid approaches happen every day while close approaches ...

We usually see such warnings about one or two objects every year; the latest iteration concerns an asteroid ... objects zipping through our solar system. Seen from Earth, such objects appear ...