Despite their overall similarities, asteroids are usually pretty distinct from one another. Vesta has a very different ...

"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...

What if I told you there’s an asteroid worth more than the entire world’s economy? Meet 16 Psyche, a space rock made almost ...

NASA has issued an earthly arrival date for an asteroid valued at a staggering £10,000,000,000,000,000,000. The government ...

In late January this year, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft turned its cameras to the sky and captured some incredible images. The twin cameras onboard, part of the spacecraft’s imaging system, photographed ...

Quickly, quickly! You don't want to be out there. Don't you know that there's an asteroid coming? It's this one, over here. Asteroid 2024 YR4, and it could smash into Earth in 2032. NEWS SOUNDBITE ...

An artist’s impression of the Psyche asteroid. NASA / Supplied So far, scientists have only seen a small fraction of the asteroid’s orbit, which every four years goes in a wildly oblong path ...

A privately-built spacecraft has embarked on an unprecedented deep space mission to scout out an asteroid's potential for mining. The probe, called Odin, was launched on a SpaceX rocket alongside ...

but the unusual level of secrecy and urgency surrounding this asteroid has raised some serious questions. With upcoming missions like OSIRIS-REx and Psyche, NASA is focusing heavily on asteroids ...

NASA gave the all-clear Monday on an asteroid that previously had a chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. While its odds had briefly risen to a record high of 3.1%, they have now dropped to near ...

The asteroid, measuring between 130 to 300 feet wide, was discovered in December 2024. While the risk to Earth is negligible, 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of impacting the moon.