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.

With data collected months before its main survey is due to begin, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is already upending what we ...

Fastest-Rotating Rock Known, Larger Than 6 Football Fields, Is Rubin Observatory’s First Discovery In A Nutshell Record ...

This space rock somehow broke the speed limit.

Scientists find ‘record-breaking’ asteroid nearly the size of eight football fields. Is it close to Earth? - The asteroid was discovered using data from the world’s largest camera ...

In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered an enormous, fast-spinning asteroid that sets a new record.

We're long past the days when we believed all the wonderful things that make up planet Earth were somehow born here, and that we're the center of the Universe. We now know everything from life itself ...

A NASA spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the main asteroid belt. Not to worry: Astronomers aren't interested in the small ...

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer—a feat uniquely enabled by Rubin. The study provides ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has found a hidden asteroid "moon" swirling around the larger main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, affectionately known as Dinky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The United Arab Emirates Space Agency has today unveiled plans to build a spacecraft to go explore the main Asteroid belt for the first time—and land on a rare “red” asteroid. The region of the solar ...