The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion ...

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...

Sure, they’re particles and rocks, but they’re still a fascinatingly long way from home. Alpha Centauri is the star system ...

The risk of the 2024 YR4 asteroid hitting Earth at the end of 2032 has increased again, according to NASA data.

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about the ...

While finding massive metallic rocks in space is relatively easy, asteroids that are just ten metres in size are far harder ...

Explore Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, and discover its remarkable ancient ocean and ice-rich crust.

The Kuiper belt is a collection of such bodies that orbits at the edge of the solar system. Double Asteroid Redirection ... distant regions of our Solar System.

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.