Astronomers discovered a large asteroid nearby this year, on a trajectory that could take it dangerously close to our planet in the distant future. The asteroid, called 2022 AP7, is about 1.5 ...

Magneto's Asteroid M base is an iconic piece of X-Men franchise lore, which many casual fans just became acquainted with from its appearance in X-Men '97 â leading many to be curious about ...

Ed Lu, has served as the executive director of the nonprofit B612, where he now leads the group's Asteroid Institute. 'At this moment, we are now one of the largest discoverers of asteroids on ...

These hidden asteroid bits can reveal both the origins of the space rocks, but also the history of our solar system and beyond. Organic molecules in asteroids can hint at sources of life’s ...

A recent experiment led by Michael Poston, a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Texas, suggests asteroid strikes excavated and melted ice hidden below Vesta's surface.

Tiny grains from the asteroid Ryugu have shed light on the origins of the outer solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu ...