Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually.

A new study reveals that the asteroid belt is slowly disappearing, offering insights into its long-term fate and what this ...

In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically ...

When most people imagine Earth's asteroid belt, they picture a dense ring of orbiting rocks, locked in place between Mars and Jupiter. Yet, the truth is far more captivating—and urgent. According to a ...

According to NASA, "Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now too far away to observe with either space or ground-based telescopes. The space ...

The Earth often gets a few visitors in the solar system, but some stick around for a while. Here's what to know about the ...

Scientists spotted a piece of rock following planet Earth earlier this year, but older photos show it's actually been ...

The Earth often gets a few visitors in the solar system, but some stick around for a while. Here's what to know about the ...

The 2025 PN7 is Earth's newly confirmed quasi-moon, a tiny asteroid (approx. 19m wide) that orbits the Sun in sync with our ...

As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn’t left.

Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet ...

Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually. In a new study, planetary scientist Julio A. Fernández of Uruguay’s Universidad ...