NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, part of an ambitious mission to explore the outer solar system, has successfully captured its first ...

Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...

NASA is tracking a bus-sized asteroid zipping past the Earth at nearly 16,000 miles per hour today. The asteroid, known as "2025 DM7," is estimated to be about 42 feet across and soared past our ...

It might not look like much in this image, but this is the asteroid that has made a major news impact in 2025. That's because this space rock ... to obtain these images," Bolin explained.

A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a collision course with Earth. “Only a few asteroids have been studied ...

Much of the risk is based on an area of "uncertainty" in outer space, where the asteroid may or may not end up, and rising odds reflect new insights into that area, according to Richard Moissl ...

Ryugu, a 900-meter diameter asteroid in the Apollo belt ... examined in their pristine state as preserved in the vacuum of space. "Careful handling allowed us to identify the delicate salt ...

Ryugu, a 900-meter diameter asteroid in the Apollo belt ... examined in their pristine state as preserved in the vacuum of space. "Careful handling allowed us to identify the delicate salt ...