For more than a decade, scientists have debated the true identity of asteroid Vesta, a 500-kilometer-wide body that sits in a ...

NASA's Psyche mission to visit a gargantuan asteroid that could be worth more than the entire world economy has hit a snag.

Vesta, thought to be the second-largest asteroid in the solar system, could be a piece of an ancient, unknown planet, a new ...

This comes after Nicola Fox of NASA's science mission directorate said: "Psyche is by far the largest [asteroid], and that's ...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson predicts asteroid mining will create the world's first trillionaire, unlocking wealth from ...

One of three types of asteroids, M-types are rich in nickel, iron, and Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) like platinum and iridium. Both metal types could prove extremely lucrative for asteroid miners ...

The rest are mostly S-type or silicaceous – a mix of metal and silicate crystals – or metallic or M-type asteroids, which contain predominantly iron and nickel. One asteroid scientists are ...

A NASA spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the main asteroid belt. Not to worry: Astronomers aren't interested in the ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy space rock that resembles an odd-shaped peanut. The space agency released the images Monday ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock. The space agency released the images ...