It looked like an asteroid, but it was a Tesla: the space mix-up involving the celestial object 2018 CN41 was resolved in a few hours. Initially cataloged as a new asteroid, it was later ...

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

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

According to a latest update by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, on January 17, 2025, two asteroids will make a close pass ...

A new book by the British cultural journalist Dorian Lynskey chronicles our centuries-old obsession with doomsday scenarios.

They then developed a method to study them and identified 138 new main-belt asteroids. These celestial bodies, ranging from the size of a bus to that of several stadiums, represent the smallest ...

Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully moved asteroid moonlet Dimorphos "by a whopping 33 minutes," according to NASA. See the highlights here. Credit: NASA ...

One Alabama woman was rudely awoken from a nap in 1954 when a meteorite came through her roof and hit her, leaving a big bruise.

Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.

The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting, our planet for several months.