In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter ...

A new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) explores the long-debated potential of ...

The asteroid, discovered using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, is one of 19 large fast-rotating asteroids found with ...

All 19 of the newly identified rapidly rotating asteroids are longer than an American football field, which is approximately ...

A huge asteroid discovered by scientists has broken records by spinning faster than any other asteroid of its size ...

Based on their analysis, the team found that a type of asteroid rich in the minerals olivine and spinel could serve as an ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned in new research. The giant space rocks are believed ...

Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Hera spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the binary asteroid system Didymos in November ...

In a cosmic fireworks display, scientists have observed two objects colliding around a bright star 25 light-years from Earth.

When we think about asteroids that could threaten Earth, we often imagine massive, city-sized rocks hurtling through space. But what if the real danger comes from much smaller, barely detectable ones?