The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs reshaped life on Earth. In the aftermath, the planet was left damaged, dark, and ...

Far from Earth, a small robotic explorer has just delivered a surprise that planetary scientists have never seen up close ...

An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That's easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. On June 30, 1908, an asteroid about 65 meters wide collided with Earth’s ...

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 ...