2025 MN45 isn't the overall spin-rate record holder. Astronomers have found a number of small asteroids — those just a few ...

Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate ...

An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...

A meteor explosion has been captured from space for the first time ever, thanks to a team aboard the International Space ...

In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak overnight between Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, offering a brief but intense burst of meteors.

At 710 meters (just under half a mile) wide, this space rock sets a record for how fast it spins on its axis: about one ...

Video from January 3, 2026 taken below the International Space Station shows a meteor flashing across the sky in a rare sight ...

Supermoons happen a few times a year and come in groups, taking advantage of the sweet spot in the moon’s elliptical orbit.

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Shortly after New Year’s Day, the first meteor shower and supermoon of 2026 will illuminate the Louisiana sky.