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 ...

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 ...

The latest discoveries about Vesta challenge its traditional classification. This giant asteroid might actually be a remnant of a forming planet rather than a minor planet. Scientists long believed ...

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.

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 ...

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers away." ...

However, we might also want to look for hints of alien origin. One very strong piece of evidence would be any kind of radio ...

China launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from an asteroid near Mars and yield “groundbreaking discoveries and expand humanity’s knowledge of the cosmos," the country's space ...