The probe will collect samples from the asteroid 2016HO3 and explore the main-belt comet 311P ... due to be returned in about two years. The asteroids, chosen for their relatively stable orbits ...

“Even just (25) years ago, we didn’t know there were active asteroids at all — scientists thought that only icy comets from the outer Solar System could produce comet-like tails, but it ...

China's space agency says it has launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from a pair of asteroids near Mars and yield “groundbreaking discoveries and expand humanity’s knowledge of the ...

China has launched its Tianwen-2 mission, dispatching a spacecraft to gather samples from an asteroid near to Mars. The China ...

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated 1 million near-Earth objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are ...

Twenty years ago, Congress gave NASA a directive: find 90% of the near-Earth asteroids that could potentially harm our little ...

After leaving Earth, Tianwen-2 will reach Kamo‘oalewa by July 2026. This tiny, elongated asteroid likely spans no more than ...

As exotic as distant galaxies may seem, there are plenty of wonders to discover in our own backyard. The solar system ...

They orbit with Venus, but they’re headed our way. A newly modeled population of stealthy asteroids could pose a collision risk to Earth.

NASA’s Asteroid Watch Dashboard has issued a new list of five asteroids on approach, with close passes to Earth expected ...

Apr. 16, 2025 — Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? Researchers show that this is not due to the random pull of the ...