"It could represent some of the oldest and most pristine water ever observed, formed in another planetary system and ...

Ted Stryk's work was recognized by the International Astronomical Union, which names bodies in the solar system.

An ‘interstellar visitor’ spotted drifting into our solar system weeks ago is either a massive dirty snowball or an alien ...

According to a new study, Earth's mini-moons may not be from the asteroid belt after all. They're made of Moon.

According to NASA, asteroids are inactive bodies made of all the rocky, dusty and metallic materials left behind from the ...

Asteroid 4 Vesta stands near a background star in the evening sky, creating a temporary artificial double star to enjoy.

In a recent episode of SETI Live, Communications Specialist Beth Johnson spoke with Ian Pamerleau, lead author of a new study ...

There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on nearly 40,000 large objects out there with the hope of avoiding the fate of ...

An asteroid goes missing, and it’s not what you’d expect… What secrets are drifting in the belt?

The main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson is now in sight as the Discovery Program mission prepares for a flyby of the object in April.

There are so many asteroids orbiting between Mars and Jupiter — millions of them — that this region is known as the main asteroid belt. They sometimes get pushed out of the belt and can end up ...