A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

The number 40,000 might not sound particularly dramatic, but it represents humanity's growing catalog of near-Earth asteroids ...

New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

A study conducted by scientists at São Paulo State University’s Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences (IGCE-UNESP) in Rio Claro, Brazil, has identified 19 asteroids of interstellar origin ...

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Volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years: "Like a sudden bomb" 'Gang in balaclavas targeted our combine harvester': ...

One Friday evening in 1992, a meteorite ended a more than 150 million-mile journey by smashing into the trunk of a red Chevrolet Malibu in Peekskill, New York. The car’s owner reported that the ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya said that despite many rumors about the traveler, it was definitely a comet, not ...

Theia, the world that helped form the Moon, came from the Solar System. Chemical clues in Earth and Moon rocks reveal this ...

When we think of the solar system, we tend to think of the Sun and the nine planets that orbit it. But there’s a lot more orbiting the Sun than just planets (and dwarf planets — we see you, Pluto!) ...

The Erigone family of asteroids are water-rich space rocks that provide a window into the solar system's past. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...