From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could ...

New research finds why some asteroids have weird, watermelon-shaped moons trapped in orbit around them, contrary to what typical asteroid formation theories predict. When you purchase through links on ...

Asteroids might seem like peaceful drifters suspended in space, but they’re really disturbed, spinning and tumbling in ...

In October 2020, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft approached the asteroid Bennu. The probe, which had been orbiting its target for nearly two years, lowered a robotic arm and scooped up about 4.4 pounds ...

For the first time, an international team of scientists has discovered water molecules on the surface of asteroids. Using data from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a wide ...

‘Small’ asteroids the size of buses or stadiums have been pinpointed between Mars and Jupiter for the first time. Scientists used a new method of tracking the space rocks, which could one day save us ...