Astronomers say the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected an asteroid that spins faster than other space rocks of its size.

Scientists find ‘record-breaking’ asteroid nearly the size of eight football fields. Is it close to Earth? - The asteroid was ...

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter ...

Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space ...

While Earth was famously hit by a meteor that killed off the dinosaurs, many others have also hit our planet, many of them ...

Based on their analysis, the team found that a type of asteroid rich in the minerals olivine and spinel could serve as an ...

In a cosmic fireworks display, scientists have observed two objects colliding around a bright star 25 light-years from Earth.

This artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45 — the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists ...

Planetary systems begin in chaos. In their primitive form, many rocky and icy objects are careening through space, smashing ...

New research shows how RNA, a key molecule for life, may have formed on early Earth using simple chemistry and materials delivered by asteroid impacts, linking space science with the origins of life ...