NASA’s DART spacecraft famously shifted the orbit of an asteroid moon in 2022. New research shows the impact also nudged the entire asteroid system around the Sun, marking the first confirmed human-caused change to a celestial body’s heliocentric...

ESA greenlights a CubeSat to attempt the first autonomous landing on asteroid Apophis before its close Earth flyby. The European Space Agency has moved forward with one of its most daring planetary‑defence projects by signing a contract for Don...

Explore key differences between meteors, asteroids, and comets. Discover origins, characteristics, and fascinating facts about these space objects. Human curiosity about celestial objects has always drawn our gaze upward, leading us to question and...

New study suggests a massive asteroid shattered 800 million years ago, unleashing a debris wave that swept through the inner Solar System. New calculations suggest that a catastrophic breakup of a parent body in the main asteroid belt around 800...

massive asteroid will sweep closer than many satellites, creating a rare sky event Asteroid Apophis will skim the Earth at roughly 32,000 km on 13 April 2029, an altitude lower than many geosynchronous satellites. Although the object will not collide...

Hayabusa2 has achieved the first successful laser ranging experiment during an asteroid flyby, marking a major milestone for deep-space navigation. Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully completed the first-ever laser ranging experiment during...

Multiple spacecraft missions are being readied to study asteroid Apophis during its rare 2029 Earth flyby. A fleet of spacecraft concepts is being shaped to capture data on asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in 2029, providing a rare...

NASA’s Psyche probe leverages a Mars flyby to calibrate instruments and gather unique planetary data en route to its asteroid mission. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft performed a close‑up flyby of Mars in July 2026, gathering fresh measurements and rare...

Study finds that placing a nuclear device deep inside an asteroid could vastly boost Earth’s defenses against catastrophic impacts. A recent peer‑reviewed article in Space: Science and Technology proposes that the most effective way to neutralise a...

New close‑up of asteroid Kamoʻoalewa shows its unique shape as scientists plan detailed studies and future sample missions to uncover its origins. China’s Tianwen‑2 probe has snapped the inaugural close‑up photograph of Kamoʻoalewa, a diminutive...

The first data from the world’s most advanced sky-mapping camera has revealed a hidden population of asteroids spinning at dizzying speeds, challenging everything we know about how these space rocks hold themselves together. The Vera C. Rubin...

When asteroid Apophis zooms past Earth in 2029, scientists will use the rare 38,000 km flyby as a vital test for future planetary defense strategies. On April 13, 2029, the asteroid 99942 Apophis will make a remarkably close approach to Earth, skimming...

Analysis of asteroid samples from Bennu and Ryugu suggests they formed closer to the Sun, revealing new insights into the solar system’s early history. Dust samples retrieved from the asteroid Bennu are challenging long-held assumptions about where the...

Analysis of new samples from asteroid Bennu reveals a surprising origin story that challenges our current understanding of the solar system’s history. Deep-Space Samples Rewrite the Origin Story of Asteroid Bennu New geochemical analysis of material...

Scientists propose buried nuclear blasts that create craters to transfer energy, gradually nudging hazardous asteroids onto safer paths. Scientists have modeled a worst‑case scenario in which a sizable near‑Earth asteroid is spotted only days before a...

China’s Tianwen-2 probe reaches asteroid 2016 HO3, launching a scientific campaign that could reshape our understanding of near‑Earth objects. China’s Tianwen-2 probe has closed to within 20 km of the near‑Earth asteroid 2016 HO3, marking the start of...

Scientists have long known the size, speed and impact location of the dinosaur‑killing asteroid, but its exact composition remained a mystery. New isotopic analysis has revealed that the mass that created the Chicxulub crater belonged to an uncommon...

Tiny chemical clues inside Moon dust show what kinds of asteroids hit the Earth–Moon system for billions of years, and why those impacts added very little water to Earth. Earth has a short memory. Its surface is always changing as continents move,...

Scientists discover a mysterious batch of space dust that defies known sources, sparking a hunt for its elusive asteroid origin. Analysis of microscopic particles recovered from Antarctic ice and city rooftops has uncovered a new class of cosmic dust...

Ancient dust samples from asteroid Ryugu reveal how nitrogen-rich compounds formed and survived, offering new clues about the origins of life on Earth. New analysis of microscopic dust grains retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu has provided a...