Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crop of asteroids discovered by the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is wowing astronomers, with one of the space rocks spinning at ...

A newly discovered asteroid has shattered speed records, completing a full rotation in just 112 seconds, faster than any other asteroid larger than 500 meters ever observed. Named 2025 MN45, this ...

The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.

Asteroid 99942 Apophis – named after the Egyptian deity of chaos, darkness and fire – is expected to safely pass close to ...

A newly discovered asteroid got within 12,000 miles of Earth on a harrowing, ultra-close approach today. The space rock won't return for 70 years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

A newly discovered asteroid, 2026 EG1, is set to make an exceptionally close pass by Earth on the night of March 12, 2026. Discovered only days ago, this asteroid will come within 197,466 miles of ...

The telescope's view of a portion of the Virgo Cluster is bombarded by asteroids, captured as tricolored streaks. Credit: RubinObs / NOIRLab / SLAC / NSF / DOE / AURA A new telescope in Chile has ...

The new Vera C. Rubin Observatory has already discovered over 11,000 asteroids in just weeks, revealing a faster way to map our Solar System.

All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday. The discovery comes after ...

There's some welcome news for astronomers as a threatening asteroid is no longer expected to impact the moon. For a brief time, the space rock called "Asteroid 2024 YR4" was considered to be the most ...

There’s some welcome news for astronomers as a threatening asteroid is no longer expected to impact the moon. For a brief time, the space rock called “Asteroid 2024 YR4” was considered to be the most ...