Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system. Nasa releases images.
Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres' cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over ...
Scientists have been unable to determine whether the dwarf planet’s organics were produced by its own chemical processes or ...
A nearby planetary system is seen in detail in our first look at an asteroid belt outside our solar system in infrared light ...
Artist's impression of an asteroid. This image is not intended to reflect the characteristics of any specific known asteroid. ESA-Science Office Astronomers have made a startling discovery: a ...
NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned the samples from Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, in 2023. It's the biggest cosmic haul from beyond the moon.