Prior to the new research, scientists had traced the source of just 6 percent of the known meteorites that fell on our planet ...

Every now and again, though, something larger gets drawn into Earth's gravitational field — and when this happens, it usually ...

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The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It's a reminder ...

New research has the answer. By studying the composition of meteorites that have landed over the years and the asteroids ...

A Southwest Research Institute researcher collaborated with a team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to attempt to explain ...

Material harvested from asteroids could be used to sustain astronauts during long-duration space missions. Material harvested ...

Over a million asteroids inhabit the gap between Mars and Jupiter ... Here we find Neptune’s twilight moon whose odd ...

But planetary defense is real: while an increasingly advanced array of asteroid-hunting observatories diligently and ...

Ice on ancient asteroids like Ryugu may have been crucial in kickstarting life on Earth. Researchers from Imperial and ...

The temporary “mini moon” now orbiting Earth until late November is a reminder of just how fascinating our solar system can be. It’s also a sign of the tremendous potential for space mining.

Scientists have finally discovered a Trojan asteroid for Saturn, thereby establishing the presence of these celestial bodies ...