THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It takes a curious mind to unlock new possibilities and perspectives. If your children pester you for a ...

The meteorite is roughly 4.56 billion years old, and experts believe it’s a chip off an asteroid from the belt between Mars ...

These strange objects could explain how water arrived on Earth, but may also be a previously unrecognised threat to our ...

A meteorite, older than Earth itself, crashed through a Georgia home. Estimated to be 4.56 billion years old, this ancient ...

The space rock likely originated in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and can be traced to the breakup of a much larger asteroid around 470 million years ago.

Together, DART and Hera lay the foundations for future planetary protection missions. Focusing on asteroids that could pose harm to our planet, these missions require planning and execution at short ...

Otero and (18805) Kellyday. Though distant and faint, the early observations serve as both a successful instrument test and a demonstration of agile spacecraft operations that could prove useful for ...

Located 1,300 light-years away, a newborn star named HOPS-315 offers a unique window into the earliest moments of planetary formation. Thanks to the James Webb and ALMA telescopes, scientists ...

Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our understanding of how planets take shape — not only in our solar system, but ...

Laman Ismayilova Read more The exploration of space and the study of celestial bodies have long been a source of inspiration ...

Nasa's powerful James Webb Space Telescope is showing us something humankind has never witnessed firsthand before: The birth ...

NASA has discovered a massive gold deposit on asteroid 16 Psyche, a metallic-rich body located in the asteroid belt. This asteroid is estimated to contain $700 quintillion worth of metals ...