When we think about asteroids that could threaten Earth, we often imagine massive, city-sized rocks hurtling through space.

Watch a stadium-size asteroid pass Earth today — and learn why this one isn’t 2024 YR4, the asteroid that had scientists and ...

of the object located in the inner region of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid was named after the paleontologist Donald Johanson, who in 1974 co-discovered the first ...

Most orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt, though some, called Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), pass much closer to our planet. Studying these rocky bodies helps scientists ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock.The space agency released the images Monday, a day after the close ...

Donaldjohanson is a medium-sized asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, orbiting the sun from a distance that ranges between around 180 million and 260 million miles (290 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock. The space agency released the images ...