A new study by Kobe University planetologist Hirata Naoyuki has revealed that Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system, experienced a massive asteroid impact approximately 4 billion years ago.

But this asteroid paled in comparison to ... With a radius of 1,635 miles, Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System. Like our own moon, it is tidally locked, which means that it always ...

Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

But arguably, it's the ugly duckling, ancient asteroids that are providing us with a better understanding of how our solar system ... of 42 of the largest bodies in the main asteroid belt.

The first known asteroid to visit our Solar System from interstellar space has been given a name. Scientists who have studied its speed and trajectory believe it originated in a planetary system ...

The asteroid, named 2022 CE2, is estimated by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be about 370 feet across, with JPL's ...

What is the largest asteroid in the solar system? The largest and biggest asteroid in the solar system, by far, is 1 Ceres with a massive diameter of 974 kilometres. In fact, it’s so big that ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have studied Chiron, a centaur orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune, unveiling its unique dual nature as both asteroid and comet. The research ...

ESO/L. Calçada The asteroid's orbit (red) is highly eccentric, suggesting it has been disturbed One model of Solar System formation, known as the grand tack, proposes that the early Solar System ...