New research suggests that this mystery platinum signature underneath the Greenland ice sheet may have originated from a ...

Tianwen 2 will collect samples and deliver them back to Earth in late 2027, using a reentry capsule. Then the spacecraft will ...

The autumn sky is expected to be lit up brighter than it has all year, thanks to the supermoon rising today and a meteor ...

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...

A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the moon in 2032.

In September 2025, an X post viewed over 1 million times claimed the world's biggest meteorite impact crater was in Mexico and included a video of the purported site. The video an ...

The Sordid Mystery of a Somalian Meteorite Smuggled into China M illennia ago a piece of the sky fell toward East Africa, ...

With a low but notable chance of hitting our moon this asteroid is in the sights of scientists. A city-block-sized asteroid ...

Spooky season has arrived, and we'll be gifted yet again with the cosmic light show of the Orionids meteor shower. Starting last week, its peak will hit during a new moon later this month, making it ...

All hail October 2025; for this month is brimming with celestial spectacles that promise to captivate both seasoned ...

An asteroid about the size of a small building zoomed past Earth unnoticed by astronomers last week, coming as close to the Earth’s surface as the International Space Station, according to the ...

In a plan ripped straight from the script of the 1998 movie "Armageddon," scientists have suggested a simple, if violent, method of dealing with a troublesome asteroid. Just nuke it. But in this case, ...