Named for the mythical valley where the god Dionysus was raised in secret by nymphs, the asteroid 44 Nysa inhabits the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Through observations by the Hubble Space ...

A flyby conducted by the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 uncovered the asteroid's strange shape. Data gathered by the probe will also help defend the planet against potentially threatening space rocks ...

New images reveal what astronomers believe is the first-known "trilobate" or three-headed asteroid in our solar system.

Based on computer simulations and geologic evidence, scientists propose that the deadly event may have caused global ...

Fine asteroid dust may have trapped intense heat near Earth’s surface, killing exposed animals and starting widespread fires.

According to new evidence published today in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, the answer may be the flash ...

Space agencies around the globe are coordinating missions to visit the asteroid Apophis during a close encounter with Earth ...

The asteroid (44) Nysa was first discovered in 1857, circling the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Using ...

The asteroid 44 Nysa was first spotted more than 150 years ago, but we are only now finally figuring out its weird shape and ...

NASA's asteroid-bound spacecraft Psyche is headed for an encounter with Mars on Friday (May 15) to get a boost from the Red ...

After the Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago, trillions of tonnes of rock vapour was launched into space before falling ...