Asteroids might seem like peaceful drifters suspended in space, but they’re really disturbed, spinning and tumbling in complex motion that holds clues to their past. A new study presented at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This illustration shows the creation of an asteroid family. Ejected fragments from catastrophic collisions of asteroids between ...

Explore the most significant asteroids that have impacted Earth throughout history. This video delves into notable events, detailing the size, composition, and effects of these colossal space objects.

The curious minds at What If imagine the worst asteroids from history hitting Earth tomorrow, revealing catastrophic impacts and extinction-level events.

Because their orbits are unstable, a possibility exists that the asteroids could break off from their current trajectory and one day head on a collision course for Earth. The Venusian space rocks are ...