We’ve all seen the cheap movie version. A giant asteroid is screaming toward Earth, humanity panics, some heroics happen, and ...

Scientists studying asteroids found that two seemingly unrelated types share a strange dusty coating of troilite. By using polarization of light instead of traditional spectra, they uncovered evidence ...

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Two SETI Institute planetary scientists now have asteroids bearing their names, an honor! The International Astronomical ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. NASA is monitoring three aircraft-sized asteroids that will zoom past ...

Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt. They used their approach to detect more than 100 new asteroids, ranging from the size of a bus ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Two enormous "potentially hazardous asteroids" are due to soar through ...

Over the course of our planet’s history, major impacts by comets and asteroids are plentiful. Science Photo Library – Andrzej Wojcicki via Getty Images It’s not a question of if but when: Eventually, ...

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An ultraprecise satellite tasked with mapping more than a billion stars across the galaxy has spotted something fascinating closer to home: 352 asteroids in the solar system that likely have their own ...