In a significant breakthrough, astronomers have identified an asteroid boasting its own ring system, a feature previously assumed to be exclusive to giant planets. This extraordinary celestial body ...

He shared key facts about the asteroid with CBS News during the below conversation, which has been edited for clarity. When would the asteroid hit Earth?

NASA is tracking an airplane-sized asteroid that's due to zip past Earth tomorrow at around 28,600 miles per hour, according ...

A team of school students and teachers has discovered 11 small astronomical objects in our solar system, including one provisionally recognized by a NASA-backed program as a main belt asteroid (MBA).

A NASA telescope captured images of the asteroid that had a chance of hitting Earth three months ago.

While there’s no direct evidence of extraterrestrial life on Ceres (or anyplace but Earth), a new study published in Science ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once a potential Earth threat, likely originated from the main asteroid belt's central region, a surprising origin for Earth-crossing space rocks, a new study finds.

Astronomers have tracked several meteorites that dropped in on Earth back to their origin, space rocks in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

The space rock likely came from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and may be tied to the breakup of a larger asteroid 470 million years ago.

He shared key facts about the asteroid with CBS News during the below conversation, which has been edited for clarity. When would the asteroid hit Earth? This asteroid passes us by every four years.

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.