Asteroids are usually grouped into three main types based on what they are made of: C-type, S-type and M-type.

This observatory was built to help scientists and astronomers to study the cosmos, and just in its first moments online, it ...

NASA has released the first high-resolution images of the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing its unusual peanut-like shape following a key encounter by the Lucy spacecraft earlier this year.

Asteroids are not just objects in space. They also carry the names of remarkable people, places, and stories from around the world, including ...

Earth is hit by asteroids all the time, but to avoid severe damages in the future NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to protect us. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins AP ...

The fossil was first found in the 1930s in Germany’s Solnhofen limestone, famous for preserving Jurassic life. One half ended ...

Our solar system is a pretty wild place, full of amazing stuff. From the giant Sun to the tiny rocks floating around, there’s ...

In a world obsessed with the apocalyptic hellfire of ‘carbon’ and the terror of an imperceptibly warmer climate nowhere near ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the full genome of a 4,800-year-old Egyptian man. The DNA reveals North African ...

Where Steven Tyler was essentially a knock-off Mick Jagger, and Aerosmith had all the charisma of drying paint, the band was sincere and passionate about music.

A little-known fact to the general public is that there's more moving around Jupiter's orbit than just the giant gas planet.

A MYSTERIOUS cosmic object has been spotted zooming through our solar system – and astronomers say it is only the third of ...