In recent years, humanity has visited several near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), including Ryugu (Hayabusa2) and Didymos (DART). However, we will need more frequent missions to start gathering more helpful ...

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

China hopes Tianwen-2 will match the success of its US and Japanese space rivals by exploring an unusual Near-Earth Asteroid and returning rock samples.

KF, about the size of a house, will safely pass Earth today within one-third of the Earth-moon distance. Discovered just days ...

One of the most well-known incidents on Earth happened 65 million years ago when an asteroid crashed into the planet, killing ...

China's first asteroid sample-return mission Tianwen-2 is scheduled for launch at the end of May, with the Tianwen-2 probe ...

On Saturday, May 24, asteroid 387746 (2003 MH4), which is considered potentially dangerous, will fly near the Earth. — ...

The asteroid poses no threat to the moon or Earth. A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet ...

The June 2025 issue of Scientific American is packed with exciting features, from magnificent mitochondria and a plan to ...

Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

MH4, a large space rock about three football fields in length, will make a close approach to Earth around May 24, 2025. While ...

In order to respond to these threats, government agencies need to coordinate. That is where SWORM comes in. Formed in 2014 to ...