Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system. Nasa releases images.

Alaskans are pretty familiar with a variety of resources that are regularly mined in the state, but perhaps not too familiar ...

A scoop of dust from an ancient time capsule hurtling through space has forced a rethink of how inert matter became all that ...

In samples NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu, scientists have discovered of organic compounds, including key building ...

The Bennu discovery helps to illuminate how, early in the Solar System’s history, asteroids and other planetary building blocks were not just “lumps of stone and ice, but active ‘living’ objects”, ...

Stock image of an asteroid (main) and the Washington Monument (inset). A huge 600-foot asteroid is due to pass Earth today. Stock image of an asteroid (main) and the Washington Monument (inset).

NASA is currently monitoring asteroid 2024 PT5, which is passing by Earth this month at a safe distance. Discovered in August 2024, the 33-foot-wide object has followed a path similar to Earth’s, ...

Asteroid impact sulfur release less lethal in dinosaur extinction. ScienceDaily . Retrieved February 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250116133822.htm ...

A massive asteroid, 2022 CE2, is set to make a close flyby of Earth on Thursday. The 370-foot asteroid will travel at an astounding speed of 47,721 km/h but poses no threat, passing at a safe ...

This flyby is a rare event, occurring once every decade for an asteroid of this size. Experts confirm Alinda is among the five largest asteroids expected to come this close to Earth by 2200. NASA ...