Asteroids are more than just space rocks—they come in many shapes, sizes, and compositions, with some even defying scientific ...

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and millions of glittering galaxies.

Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution ...

The NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory has officially begun its journey to map the universe, and it started with a remarkable feat: ...

When NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with a small asteroid moon in late 2022, the impact made history. It was the first ...

From the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs to one that nearly hit Moscow, space rocks have shaped our history. Could we ...

In just 10 hours of observing the night sky, the powerful new telescope detected more than 2000 new asteroids, including a ...

The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday, June 23 — and included a special asteroid bonus.

In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid.

NASA's DART spacecraft attempted to deflect an asteroid about the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. New work tracking the ...

And astronomers have a brand-new, superpowerful eye with which to see the changing cosmos: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in ...

Among the first images were more than 2,000 asteroids, ... The National Science Foundation-Department of Energy’s Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile was not built to be an all-in-one asteroid ...