The space rock, known as "2026 AJ" and 40 feet in diameter, is hurtling toward our planet at around 20,500 miles per hour.

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

2025 MN45 isn't the overall spin-rate record holder. Astronomers have found a number of small asteroids — those just a few ...

Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate ...

There are few conceptions of mining in the world beyond that which is carried out on Earth. Research has always been based ...

Asteroids contain large concentrations of metals such as iron, nickel, and platinum, making them attractive targets for space ...

Astronomers say the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected an asteroid that spins faster than other space rocks of its size.

When one considers the scientific study of space, one of the first things that comes to mind is not likely to be the ...

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter ...

On Dec. 27, 1984, a Mars meteorite was found in Antarctica. The meteorite, known as Allan Hills 84001, was found in Allan Hills, which is a group of hills in Antarctica. It was found by an American ...