The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...

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

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.

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 ...

Identified by astronomers in August 2024 near Earth, a small space rock is likely a fragment of the moon that broke off ...

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

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.

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive records while plans to dismantle USAID are temporarily halted. Then, we ...

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 ...