The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently approved naming an asteroid after musician and actor 'Weird' Al Yankovic.

The asteroid Bennu orbits the sun once every 1.2 years and approaches Earth every six years, passing within around 300,000 ...

AstroForge plans to launch the first-ever totally autonomous space mission in 2027, potentially paving the way for a new era of exploration.

Scientists are narrowing down the type of space rock that caused the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period, and ...

The asteroid Bennu orbits the Sun once every 1.2 years and approaches Earth every six years, passing within around 300,000 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare asteroid will soon be visible to the naked eye in a rare celestial event, according to astronomers. Asteroid 99942 Apophis ...

The asteroid was estimated at about 0.8 meters, and it posed zero threat to people or infrastructure on the ground.

NASA's so-called "doomsday asteroid" Apophis - named after the ancient Egyptian god of chaos - is set to pass Earth closer than some satellites.

An asteroid discovered just days ago will fly toward Earth on Monday, May 18. But even though it will be even closer to our planet than the moon, experts say there's no need to worry about any ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. SpaceX’s IPO filing mentions asteroid mining as a potential ...

The strength of gravity is different on every body in the solar system. Whether it's the crushing weight of Jupiter or the minuscule pull of a small asteroid, this fundamental force of physics still ...