Asteroid impacts may have helped kick-start life on Earth by creating hot, chemical-rich environments ideal for early biology. These impact-generated hydrothermal systems could have lasted thousands ...

NASA confirms two airplane-sized asteroids will safely pass Earth on April 4, 2026. No collision risk exists. Comet MAPS will also approach the Sun, monitored by SOHO spacecraft.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory isn’t even a year old, but it’s already giving astronomers (arguably pleasant) insomnia with ...

Advanced algorithms speed up the search for small solar system objects, and astronomers say there's much more to come.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched on April 1 on a historic mission that will see a crew of four astronauts journey to the far ...

Spread the loveIn an exciting development for space enthusiasts, NASA has confirmed that a small asteroid named 2025 GL will make a close approach to Earth on April 3, 2026. Measuring approximately 14 ...

Spread the loveIn a remarkable display of NASA’s ongoing commitment to planetary defense, the space agency has confirmed that a car-sized asteroid, designated as 2025 GL, will make a close approach to ...

A new analysis of meteorite isotopes challenges long-held ideas about Earth’s origins, suggesting our planet may have formed ...

Using preliminary data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, scientists have discovered over 11,000 new asteroids. The data ...

As Artemis II launch approaches, revisit these space movies filmed in Florida, including "Apollo 13" with Tom Hanks and ...

A California company is designing a spacecraft that's set to launch in April 2028 with a mission to intercept an asteroid as ...

Scientists detected all five nucleobases in asteroid Ryugu samples, suggesting the key building blocks of DNA and RNA are ...