Two near-Earth asteroids are estimated at trillions in potential value and a massive body like 16 Psyche is often cited as large enough to create unprecedented market effects and wealth.

Siddharth Patel, a 12-year-old who lives in London, Ontario (west of Toronto), spotted two possible asteroids in September as ...

Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2025 SC79, a skyscraper-sized space rock orbiting the sun in just 128 days. the ...

Astronomers can usually spot "planet killer" asteroids long before they approach Earth. But what if they can't?

From the balcony of his family’s downtown London, Ontario apartment, five-year-old Siddharth Patel would spend nights gazing ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest ...

If such ‘twilight’ asteroids approach Earth, "they could pose serious impact hazards," warned the astronomer behind the ...

Contrary to allegations that 31/ATLAS is potentially hostile alien tech, the Manhattan-sized comet could provide potentially ...

Siddharth Patel, a 12-year-old from London, Ontario, has potentially discovered two new asteroids as part of a citizen science program in collaboration with NASA.

Researchers at the Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) have discovered a population of asteroids that could pose a very serious threat to Earth.

A collision with a roughly 96-kilometer asteroid would guarantee global extinction, and programs like NASA’s DART test plus ...