Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...

The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a ...

A nearby planetary system is seen in detail in our first look at an asteroid belt outside our solar system in infrared light ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...

Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system. Nasa releases images.

Daksh Malik, a Grade 9 student, has made an extraordinary achievement in the field of astronomy. His persistence and ...

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour.

Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres' cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...