An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...

Way out there in the asteroid belt is an object that's spinning so fast, scientists are surprised it hasn't flown apart.

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

Editor’s Note: The livestream event meant to show Asteroid 2020 XR making its pass by Earth has been canceled due to weather. (NEXSTAR) — A day after a small asteroid impacted Earth on Tuesday, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2020 XR taken on 24 Nov. 2024 ...