And the M-Argo satellite, with a launch planned for 2025, will study the shape, mass and surface minerals of a ...

A new space mission could potentially change the course of asteroids, significantly reducing the threat they pose to Earth.

Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...

Earth captured a miniature, "second moon" this past weekend in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, according to NASA ...

One of the most significant historical examples of an asteroid impact is the Chicxulub asteroid, which struck the Yucatan Peninsula around 66 million years ago.

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Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi ...

A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...

Earth has temporarily gained a second moon, an asteroid named 2024 PT5, which was captured in its orbit on September 29, 2024 ...

Starting today, a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 PT5, will accompany Earth as a "second moon" for two months. While it will ...

Earth’s moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.”The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a<a ...

A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft caught up with the International Space Station and moved in for docking Sunday.