The asteroid is about 33 feet (10 meters) across and poses no danger to Earth. It joins another known lunar asteroid ...
Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare ...
Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
In the inner solar system—this side of Jupiter—the proximity of the sun causes both free-floating water and water entrained on bodies like asteroids to flash into vapor. Outside of that limit ...
A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its ...
Their solution requires using high heat to break down the organic compounds found in asteroids in oxygen-free environments — ...
Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. A pair of asteroids are set to make close passes by the Earth this week, and both are unusually large for visitors to the ...