A meteorite found in Antarctica in 2012 suggests Earth may have formed with the materials needed to make water, a new study ...

As the asteroid lines up for a planetary flyby in 2029, space agencies are coordinating to conduct some groundbreaking ...

Asteroid 2025 HY2, an Apollo-class asteroid, will pass Earth on May 7, 2025, at a speed of 48,904 km/h. Though passing at a ...

Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds. Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.

We've discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

Water-rich meteorites contain key ingredients for life, yet they barely appear in meteorite collections. Recent research ...

The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and ...

A meteorite impact in Scotland happened 990 million years ago, not 1.2 billion as previously thought, possibly influencing ...

"We're studying the leftover raw materials from the formation of the planets and trying to understand the history that made ...

The third major meteor shower of the year is about to hit its peak this week, sending a cascade of "shooting stars" streaking ...