Right here on Earth are some outstanding examples of meteorite and asteroid impact craters and other visible impact ...

A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu has revealed djerfisherite, a mineral that normally forms in scorching, oxygen-poor settings ...

The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday, June 23 — and included a special ...

Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...

UK lawmakers have learned there is no international protocol for making decisions over how to respond to a prospective ...

Asteroid Day reminds us of space rocks' power. Some asteroids hit Earth hard. One exploded over Chelyabinsk in 2013, injuring ...

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for ...

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in ...

The United Nations formally adopted Asteroid Day in 2016. The decision followed a proposal from the Association of Space ...