Astronomers are investigating a little-known and largely unseen group of asteroids that quietly orbit the sun alongside Venus — and there may be many more of them than we thought. "It's like ...

Most Venus co-orbital asteroids are exceptionally difficult to detect from Earth. They appear close to the sun in the sky, an area where ground-based telescopes have limited visibility.

A little-known population of asteroids sharing Venus's orbit has intrigued scientists. Their unstable trajectories could bring them closer to our planet. These celestial bodies, called co-orbitals or ...

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

These particular asteroids are lurking between the orbits of Earth and its closest neighbor in the direction of the Sun, Venus. One of them is the largest potentially hazardous NEA spotted in ...

Venus could be hiding asteroids that would be deadly if they hit Earth, some experts say. A new study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics has shown that Venus has at least 20 co ...

These asteroids are located entirely between the Sun and the Earth's orbit, and never cross over - unless something happens to its orbit thanks to interference from Mercury or Venus.

A 3D rendered image of Venus, Earth's closest planetary neighbour Credit: Getty. Scientists from Brazil have warned that there could be more asteroids hiding near Venus, and that they may even ...

Astronomers have discovered an asteroid inside Venus' orbit that not only circles the sun, ... However, only 21 of them orbit the sun closer than Earth, a group known as Atira asteroids.

In other words, microbial life may have hitchhiked from Earth to Venus via atmosphere-grazing asteroids. In fact, the duo show that plenty of asteroids have already made such a trip in their paper.

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