After leaving Earth, Tianwen-2 will reach Kamo‘oalewa by July 2026. This tiny, elongated asteroid likely spans no more than ...

At least three city-killing asteroids that could strike Earth are hiding behind our closest neighbor in the solar system.

A huge asteroid, 2025 JR, has caught the world’s notice because it is on a course for a close approach to Earth.

NASA’s Asteroid Watch Dashboard has issued a new list of five asteroids on approach, with close passes to Earth expected ...

An asteroid named 2025 JR, measuring 250 feet across and moving at 40,800 km/h, will make its closest approach to Earth on ...

It can tell us about vegetation, climate and even human activity through time. Pollen grains are far more than allergens — ...

Hunting for the building blocks of life? Located in the asteroid belt, Ceres is likely a good bet, study finds ...

A combination of a dynamo-generated magnetic field and massive impacts could explain the highly magnetized rocks in some ...

There have been proposed hypotheses as to how the Moon could have developed a core dynamo. For instance, a 2022 analysis ...

One of the asteroids will come as close as within 120,000 miles from the Earth, soaring past at over 41,000 miles per hour.

Pollen grains are far more than allergens – they are nature’s time capsules, preserving clues about Earth’s past environments ...

Astronomers have long been intrigued by the makeup of the asteroid belt’s largest body. When it was first spotted in 1801, ...