Even small asteroids can do a lot of damage—and new research shows the James Webb Space Telescope is adept at spotting the tiniest of space rocks.

In Greek mythology, a centaur is a creature that’s half-human, half-horse. Now, scientists have used NASA’s most powerful ...

A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid is 'like nothing seen before' in our solar system.

Only a decade ago an asteroid just tens of meters ... more decameter asteroids in our solar system, according to the new study. And newer telescopes will also help uncover thousands of small ...

Gembloux : The majority of known asteroids orbit inside the main asteroid belt, which is positioned between Mars and Jupiter ...

The data the program uses is collected by telescopes located ... from the early solar system. Since launching in 2006, the IASC has made thousands of provisional asteroid discoveries, dozens ...

NASA's most powerful observatory - the James Webb Space Telescope has provided exciting new details about 2060 Chiron, a ...

The discovery doubles the known number of these mysterious celestial objects across our solar system ... couldn’t find any signs of a comet’s tail. It looked like any other asteroid ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have studied Chiron, a centaur orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune, unveiling its unique dual nature as both asteroid and comet. The research ...