Scientists have discovered that hidden "city killer" asteroids orbiting alongside Venus could pose an "invisible threat" to ...

Astronomers have identified a cluster of giant asteroids sharing Venus's orbit, posing a potential long-term threat to Earth ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, ...

A new study suggests that unidentified "co-orbital asteroids" around Venus may have the capacity to impact our planet in the ...

A computer simulation predicts that the Rubin Observatory will discover millions of previously undetected objects in the ...

NASA is also tracking two other asteroids near Earth today, including a larger bus-sized one called "2025 HR1" that's hurtling through space at around 14,000 miles per hour. Measuring about 42 feet in ...

Over the past 200 years, astronomers have cataloged over a million asteroids in the solar system’s main belt, down to the size of around a kilometer in diameter. But smaller asteroids were ...

A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's ...

The asteroid, spanning around 49 to 111 feet in diameter, is hurtling through space at some 42,300 miles per hour.

But beyond simply spotting asteroids, this study gave the first accurate count of how many small asteroids exist in the main belt, which had never been done before. In the data, researchers found a ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

The Three Types of Asteroids Three main types of asteroids populate space, all with varying contents and classified based on the way light reflects off their surfaces. The most common are C-type ...