Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually. In a new study, planetary scientist Julio A. Fernández of Uruguay’s Universidad ...

Out in the depths of space, somewhere in between Mars and Jupiter, is a newly discovered asteroid that’s breaking records. Astronomers have spotted a celestial rock the size of seven football pitches ...

Imagine you had to experience an apocalypse every day. Volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, asteroid showers. Every day would be a struggle for survival. That’s because Earth is now a moon of Jupiter. Why ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known as “2025 MN45,” is also remarkable for its speed, and is the ...

China’s Tianwen-2 probe operating normally on approach to asteroid China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is operating normally on its ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...

Space around the Sun contains far more than planets. Scattered through it are smaller bodies made of rock, metal, ice and dust. These objects move on .

A strange metal rich asteroid called Psyche may be the exposed core of an ancient failed planet, and NASA’s mission could ...