Astronomers have discovered six hidden asteroids orbiting alongside Venus — and three of them could one day strike Earth.

Venus has long been called Earth's twin, because our sizes are so similar. But as we learned in the early 60s, on our surface ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

A new study suggests that unidentified "co-orbital asteroids" around Venus may have the capacity to impact our planet in the ...

But don't panic: The asteroids likely pose no immediate danger to Earth, but are a way for astronomers to learn more about detecting them. A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus ...

Co-orbital asteroids – space rocks that travel alongside planets without fully orbiting them – are notoriously difficult to ...

Until now, the inner Solar System looked like a mostly charted neighborhood. Astronomers tracked thousands of near‑Earth ...

Astronomers are warning about three massive asteroids orbiting Venus with unstable paths that could potentially strike Earth within weeks. These city-killer asteroids, hidden by the sun's glare, pose ...

A recent Venus flyby pushed the spacecraft out of Earth's orbital plane, allowing it to gaze at the solar poles.

Several ongoing and future missions led or co-led by NASA exploring the cosmos could face serious changes if Congress ...