Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

While Earth was famously hit by a meteor that killed off the dinosaurs, many others have also hit our planet, many of them ...

Zipping toward Earth at around 20,000 miles per hour, the asteroid is due to make its closest approach on Tuesday.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured this image showing the nightside surface of Venus. A family of asteroids share the planet's orbit, and two new studies suggest that one day the space rocks could ...

New research shows how RNA, a key molecule for life, may have formed on early Earth using simple chemistry and materials delivered by asteroid impacts, linking space science with the origins of life ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Rubin Observatory could be a game-changer for asteroid studies. These are some of the over ...

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Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These 11-million-year-old glass fragments differ chemically and geographically ...

Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space ...

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According to the team's results, mining undifferentiated asteroids (believed to be the progenitor of chondritic meteorites) ...

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would ...