Asteroids

The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.

Read more in the app

Retrieval of interior structure of asteroids with the low-frequency telescope DART - EurekAlert!

Asteroids Caught Colliding in a Nearby Star System

Two asteroids crashed around a nearby star, solving a cosmic mystery

NASA’s Hubble Sees Asteroids Colliding at Nearby Star for First Time

NASA telescope will hunt down ‘city killer’ asteroids

Did Asteroids Invent Gum Billions of Years Ago?

Finding 40,000 Asteroids Before They Find Us

A giant inflatable bag could catch asteroids and space junk

How do asteroids spin in space? The answer could help us prevent a catastrophic Earth impact

NASA Eyes website - track the positions of NASA satellites, asteroids and more in real-time

Earth Is at Risk From 'Invisible' Asteroids Lurking Near Venus

From volcanoes to asteroids, HAMsTER Lab advances planetary science and the origins of life - EurekAlert!

‘Invisible’ asteroids near Venus may threaten Earth in the future - EurekAlert!

The Tiny Cosmic “Keyholes” That Could Send Asteroids Back to Earth

Scientists Reveal The Hidden Danger of Deflecting Asteroids

Near-Earth Asteroids as of September 2025

Dragonflies survived asteroids - But wildfires and climate change may push them to extinction - EurekAlert!

These asteroids share a strange fingerprint from billions of years ago

Spectral analysis suggests asteroids Bennu and Ryugu are part of Polana family

SwRI study supports theory that asteroids Bennu and Ryugu are part of the Polana family - EurekAlert!