An artist’s illustration of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealing a population of small asteroids in the main asteroid belt. The asteroid that extinguished the dinosaurs is estimated to ...

There's no cause for concern – at least not yet. Every year, over 3,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are found by NASA's survey telescopes. With the use of more powerful and sophisticated ...

Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. A pair of asteroids are set to make close passes by the Earth this week, and both are unusually large for visitors to the ...

Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt. They used their approach to detect more than 100 new asteroids, ranging from the size of a ...

Nasa has identified six asteroids set to pass by Earth on October 24, 2024, with the largest measuring up to 580 feet wide.