In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically ...

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter lies a ring-shaped region called the asteroid belt, home to the vast majority of our solar system’s space rocks. The asteroid belt is as old as the solar system ...

"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue." Ten years ago, astronomers from various institutions, including NASA and SETI (Search for ...

This illustration shows the creation of an asteroid family. Ejected fragments from catastrophic collisions of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter tend to follow similar orbits around the sun, allowing ...

Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually. In a new study, planetary scientist Julio A. Fernández of Uruguay’s Universidad ...

A new "main-belt comet" — a comet-like object masquerading as an asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter — has been identified, bringing the tally of these beguiling objects up to 14.

The likelihood of the "God of Destruction" asteroid Apophis striking Earth in 2029 is more than 1 in 2 billion, according to Space.com. There's no cause for concern – at least not yet. Every year, ...