The newly discovered asteroid is expected to tag along on the Earth's path around the sun for another 60 years.

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Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

Dawn didn’t just observe Vesta’s giant craters - it mapped the asteroid’s interior and detected signs of a once-active molten ...

Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without being gravitationally tied to Earth ...

The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get ...

The arrival of mini moon could draw the attention of private companies and agencies focused on asteroid mining ...

Using the world’s largest digital camera, Rubin will capture a full view of the southern sky every three days.

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.

Can Earth really be destroyed, or is it tougher than we think? This video explores the science behind planetary destruction, from asteroids and nuclear weapons to black holes, and explains why Earth ...

With help from amateur astronomers, scientists tracked how an asteroid traveled from space, broke up in Earth's atmosphere ...