Two asteroids, both around the size of 32 George Washingtons, are set to pass by the Earth on Saturday, July 4, according to NASA's asteroid tracker.

Expected Number of Asteroid Discoveries The Vera Rubin Observatory is poised to dramatically expand our catalog of known asteroids. Current estimates suggest: Approximately 5 million new asteroids ...

Simulations of asteroids near Venus reveal gaps in our ability to detect them.

See the First Breathtaking Images Captured by the Powerful New Telescope at the Rubin Observatory Featuring never-before-seen views of galaxies and more than 2,100 newly discovered asteroids, the ...

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and millions of glittering galaxies.

Science Space telescope observatory First incredible images from Vera Rubin observatory's car-sized camera reveal distant galaxies and asteroids Observatory expected to map 20 billion galaxies and ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine.

In about 10 hours of observations, NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovered 2,104 never-before-seen asteroids in our solar system, including seven near-Earth asteroids.

World’s Largest Digital Camera Snaps 2,104 New Asteroids And Millions Of Galaxies Within A Few Hours The Vera C. Rubin Observatory dazzles with cosmic treasures in newly released videos.

Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded observatory on a mountain in Chile will transform astronomy.

With 10 times the mass of our planet, and spending only part of its orbit in the habitable zone, Kepler-725c is very different to Earth.

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.