The asteroid belt is found orbiting between Mars and Jupiter and is a vast collection of rocks that is thought to be a planet ...

A recent study shows the asteroid belt is slowly losing material due to gravitational forces and collisions, with ...

Here, the 'ice volcano' does not erupt molten rock, but rather 'ice magma' formed from a mixture of water ice, liquid brine, ...

In its youth, the dwarf planet Ceres may have brewed a chemical banquet beneath its icy crust.

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...

In our own solar system, there are pretty good odds that you could stand on the surface of an asteroid and not even be able ...

Every so often, Jupiter's strong gravity sends an asteroid hurtling through the solar system, sometimes towards Earth. Last ...

An international study led by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil has identified a little-known but potentially significant threat: Asteroids that share Venus's orbit and may ...

A new study warns of an undiscovered population of asteroids that could strike Earth with little to no warning.

"The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar." ...

Astronomers discover asteroid 2025 PN7, earth's latest quasi-satellite, revealing insights into planetary dynamics and ...