Could a giant planet between Mars and Jupiter have doomed Earth? A new study suggests that small changes would have been ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

The space rock, which measures 150 feet across and is traveling at 38,922 miles per hour, is one of five on NASA's radar.

It was between 10 and 15 km in diameter, and large asteroids like it tend to remain stable in the asteroid belt. But the smaller ones in the ... news article about asteroids with tiny yet real chances ...

The review yielded positive results, reflecting remarkable progress in the national team’s capabilities, and reinforcing the preparations for the mission launch ...

If the object doesn’t pose an immediate impact risk, and it’s a real asteroid, NASA’s Sentry program takes the reins. This automated software calculates if there is a chance, high or low ...

But Hera will not reach the asteroid -- which is 11 million kilometres from Earth in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter -- until late 2026. On the long voyage there, the spacecraft received a ...

“Serpent Mound is the largest serpent effigy built anywhere on the planet Earth,” O’Grady said. “Serpent Mound is built up on ...

The Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt (EMA) has achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing the Critical Design Review (CDR) between February 24 and 26, 2025. This achievement was ...

They are found concentrated in the main asteroid belt, orbiting around the sun between the paths of Mars and Jupiter. The orbits of asteroids bring them within 120 million miles of the sun.