Scattered between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter lies the main asteroid belt — a vast region filled with rocky remnants left over from the birth of the solar system. These objects, known as asteroids ...

When it crash-landed on a remote island in the Great Lakes, the space rock that broke the sound barrier when it entered Earth ...

New images reveal what astronomers believe is the first-known "trilobate" or three-headed asteroid in our solar system.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research shows the asteroid belt is eroding faster than once thought. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0) Lying between Mars ...

In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically through the system, smashing into each other in collisional cascades. Over time ...

When Dr. Henry Hsieh entered graduate school, he was interested in comets for a fairly simple reason: they seemed exciting.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. On June 30, 1908, an asteroid about 65 meters wide collided with Earth’s ...

Asteroid mining companies are finally getting off the ground, and that is raising some concerns about the impact those activities will have on the space environment. A new paper published in Acta ...