An interstellar visitor to our solar system known as 3I/ATLAS has captivated the public for months, and it's not hard to see why. But for scientists around the world, the discovery that 3I/ATLAS is ...

The asteroid is projected to come within 865,000 miles of Earth—nearly five times closer than the orbit of the moon.

But speaking specifically, the organization’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) division just downlinked 15 terabits of data from the Psyche Mission about 300 million miles from Earth via laser ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have serious consequences.

These so-called Venus co-orbital asteroids are currently undetected because of their alignment in the sky but could one day drift into Earth’s path, at least according to simulations combining ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, should it be deflected or blown up? A paper from NASA scientists and other researchers explores the options.

A recent study found that the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is gradually shedding mass over time. This region was previously predicted to form a planet during the Solar System's birth 4.6 ...

The asteroid belt is found orbiting between Mars and Jupiter and is a vast collection of rocks that is thought to be a planet that never formed. When our solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago, the ...

The interstellar object hurtling toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, is much larger than previously thought, astronomers say.

Two recent studies used seismic data from NASA's retired InSight mission to shed light on what lies beneath Mars’ surface and what it means for the planet’s history ...

A new study warns of an undiscovered population of asteroids that could strike Earth with little to no warning.

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...