Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...

Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...

According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

Astronomers first spotted the asteroid on August 7 using the South Africa-based observatory ... However, this ...

PT5, initially identified as a near-Earth asteroid, is believed to be a lunar fragment due to its unique orbit and mineral ...

Earlier this month, astronomers at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reported discovery of an asteroid passing ...

The organic ingredients to life, hints to where Earth’s water came from, and the fundamental building blocks of our planet ...

New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.

Asteroid Bennu seems to have come from a long-lost world on the fringes of the solar system, where saltwater pooled and dried ...

The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.

So as far as astronomers are concerned, it’s just a hefty piece of space junk. Still, mistaking a spacecraft or human-made object for an asteroid is troublesome for the Minor Planet Center ...