An alternate explanation that fits the evidence is that Vesta was once part of a planet – but which planet that might been ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the ...

"We're studying the leftover raw materials from the formation of the planets and trying to understand the history that made ...

The space agency released the images Monday, a day after the close approach. It was considered a dress rehearsal for the more ...

NASA is also tracking two other asteroids near Earth today, including a larger bus-sized one called "2025 HR1" that's ...

A bright Moon dominates the sky, passing two bright stars as Juno reaches opposition and Mercury dips toward the horizon in ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has captured striking images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing it to be a contact binary with an ...

Vesta’s classification has vexed astronomers for decades, but a recent study is forcing planetary scientists to reevaluate its internal structure.

The asteroid has been compared to a lumpy bowling pin by space-watchers, with NASA describing it as looking like two ice ...

The Psyche spacecraft launched nearly two years ago and is currently on its way to rendezvous with a unique asteroid in an ...

Asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson is named after ... visiting the never-before-explored Trojan asteroids in the Jupiter system. "We are going to have five encounters with Trojans starting in April ...