A seemingly ordinary asteroid has revealed its icy true identity — and new clues for spotting hidden hazards near Earth.

In a study published in Nature Astronomy, a team of scientists reveals the true identity of a near-Earth object with an ...

A NASA-led study revealed that a near-Earth object long mistaken for an asteroid—1998 SH2—is actually a hidden comet—a discovery that could prove vital for predicting future threats to Earth.

A catastrophic asteroid breakup may have triggered a huge wave of impacts across the inner solar system about 800 million ...

A major asteroid breakup in the main asteroid belt may have triggered a long-lasting bombardment of Earth, the Moon, and Mars ...

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all but ...

China is studying an on-orbit kinetic impact test mission for planetary defense that would target a small near-Earth asteroid ...

On August 28, 2025, researchers aimed their equipment towards an area of sky where they expected to find the asteroid 1998 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An asteroid about the length of three football fields is due to pass closely – but safely – by Earth in a matter of hours. Talk of ...

A flyby conducted by the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 uncovered the asteroid's strange shape. Data gathered by the probe will also help defend the planet against potentially threatening space rocks ...

Asteroid 2022 RD2 is a near-Earth object that could become a temporary moon, then later a potential crash risk for the planet later this century. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration Scientists ...

A violent collision in the main asteroid belt may have sent debris raining across the inner solar system about 800 million years ago. The event could explain a long-debated spike in lunar impacts and ...