Researcher Noemí Pinilla-Alonso explained that the composition is uncharacteristic of objects near Neptune. Its gaseous and ...

NASA alerts of two asteroids nearing Earth earth on January 9. Here's everything you need to know about these celestial ...

Watch Asteroid 2024 JN16 making a close approach to Earth. Credit: Space.com | animation/data: ESA | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is expected to pass us at a distance of 95,200 miles, about twice as close as the orbit of the ...

Chiron is a class of comet-ish asteroids/asteroid-ish comets called centaurs – named after the half-human, half-horse hybrid ...

Scientists have made a shocking discovery about a rare object in our solar system likened to an asteroid-comet hybrid.

A 100-foot asteroid named 2024 YZ9 is nearing Earth. NASA confirmed its flyby on 7 January, posing no danger. This celestial visitor highlights the need for space vigilance. Key Facts About the ...

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...

A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...

Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

AB, a 42-foot Near-Earth Asteroid, will pass just 95,200 miles from Earth, providing scientists a unique chance to study it ...

The year 2025 promises to be packed with space exploration, including robotic expeditions to the moon, a new observatory and ...