Millions of asteroids are currently zipping through our solar system. These rocky remnants of the early solar system receive extra attention when their itinerary brings them too close to Earth—which, ...

Dr Beatriz Sánchez-Cano and Dr Daniel Sheward received the "prestigious honour" for space research.

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Our nearest planetary neighbor is hiding potentially deadly asteroids—and we might not see them till it’s too late. Tobias Roetsch/Getty Images At least three ...

Scientists studying asteroids found that two seemingly unrelated types share a strange dusty coating of troilite. By using polarization of light instead of traditional spectra, they uncovered evidence ...

Sandia scientist John Sandusky believes he has found a way to put heliostats, which typically turn solar energy into electricity, to work in the dark. He proposes that these large mirrors could help ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Five asteroids, including one the size of a house, will approach Earth within the next two days. On Wednesday, March 25, the ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, measuring approximately 40 to 100 meters wide, will pass very close to Earth in December 2032—and might even strike the planet. Because of its size, speed, and the possibility of it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images (mikdam via Getty Images) NASA raised eyebrows earlier this month when it announced that astronomers were tracking a ...

When we think about asteroids that could threaten Earth, we often imagine massive, city-sized rocks hurtling through space. But what if the real danger comes from much smaller, barely detectable ones?

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. NASA is tracking two bus-sized asteroids in the vicinity of the Earth ...