For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...

An unusual looking 33-foot-long object discovered orbiting Earth last year may have come from a surprising place.

A big asteroid, the size of the Empire State Building, called 2024 WY70 is on a collision course with Earth this weekend.

The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...

It really rocked their world. Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have better observed an asteroid that strangely possesses hybrid characteristics of a comet as well. The strange rock mass ...

This comet is located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. By analyzing the comet's materials, researchers hope to learn more about the conditions that existed in the early solar system and ...

Alinda, measuring 2.6 miles wide, will be visible this weekend. Stargazers can spot it using basic equipment or watch a ...

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

The Alinda asteroid will be visible with binoculars in a 'once in a decade' event as it brushes past Earth, with its return ...

"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles ...

Typically, asteroids - like the one depicted in this artist's concept - originate from the main asteroid belt between the ...

The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.