Blasting meteorite samples with CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron, the team found that the material "became stronger". That ...

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

Planetary defence research often sits between modelling and imagination, with few chances to test real materials under realistic conditions. A new stu.

A recent study suggests that small asteroids, long overlooked, may hold the key to future space exploration. These space rocks could provide vital materials for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured this image showing the nightside surface of Venus. A family of asteroids share the planet's orbit, and two new studies suggest that one day the space rocks could ...

For the past two decades, NASA has focused on identifying 90% of near-Earth objects that could pose a threat to our planet. The space agency has made steady progress in detecting dangerous asteroids ...

NASA has released the Lucy spacecraft's first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing a peanut-shaped rock that could shed light on how planets formed in our solar system. When you ...

New research suggests another connection, one between these two asteroids and a possible Venusian meteor shower. If this is ...

Scientists detected water molecules on the surface of two asteroids for the first time ever. The team made the discovery using data from NASA's now-retired SOFIA airborne observatory. When you ...

NASA has tracked over 27,000 near-Earth objects, some over 1 kilometer in size. Several massive asteroids are expected to whiz close to Earth in the coming weeks, including one nearly the size of the ...

PHOENIX — A newly discovered asteroid spins about as fast as a Ferris wheel. With a rotation period of just 112 seconds, it’s the new record holder for fastest-spinning asteroid wider than 500 meters.