Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...

The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target. During its brief rendezvous with the Red Planet, Hera caught a glimpse of the ...

In 2021, a team led by Dr Gary Kinsland of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette found evidence that the impact and resulting tsunami left "megaripples" of sediment 16 meters (53 feet) high and 600 ...

The asteroid, 2024 YR4, was detected by UH’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) and given a 3% probability ...

A UVA professor is part of the study of Trojan asteroids, presumed remnants of the early solar system that share Jupiter’s ...

YR4 became the highest-rated asteroid predicted to strike Earth, and although predictions for impact have lowered, not enough ...

NASA Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry ...

A spacecraft's sample return capsule was detected entering the Earth's atmosphere using acoustic sensors by a team of ...

A privately built spacecraft is tumbling aimlessly in deep space, with little hope of being able to contact its home planet.

The space rock, which measures 150 feet across and is traveling at 38,922 miles per hour, is one of five on NASA's radar.

"In many ways, Odin has become both a pioneer and a teacher — continuing its mission by informing our future endeavors, even ...

Researchers uncover the oldest asteroid crater in Australia, revealing its role in shaping Earth’s ancient climate.