2 days ago · You are looking at a real-time visualization of every known asteroid or comet that is classified as a Near-Earth Object (NEO). With asteroids represented as blue points, and comets as …

An asteroid is a minor planet —an object larger than a meteoroid (thus 1 meter or larger) that is neither a planet nor an identified comet —that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter …

Mar 25, 2026 · Asteroid, any of a host of small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring called the …

Feb 19, 2025 · What are asteroids, where do they come from and how can you see an asteroid in the night sky? A guide to these fascinating space rocks.

3 days ago · Using preliminary data from the Simonyi Survey Telescope at the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, scientists have discovered over 11,000 new asteroids in our solar system. The findings …

Mar 19, 2026 · Discover the rocky objects orbiting our sun with the latest asteroid news, features and articles.

1 day ago · Scientists estimate there are thousands of asteroids large enough to destroy a city near Earth. NASA is sending a telescope into space to find them.

Mar 24, 2026 · The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery.

Jun 23, 2025 · Asteroids can give scientists key insights into the formation of our solar system and the Milky Way. They contain materials that predate the formation of our solar system. Earlier this year, a …

2 days ago · In a statement yesterday, Rubin scientists announced the observatory’s “largest asteroid haul yet” that delivered over 11,000 new asteroids.