Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

When NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with a small asteroid moon in late 2022, the impact made history. It was the first ...

NASA's DART spacecraft attempted to deflect an asteroid about the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. New work tracking the debris has found a few fairly large surprises.

When NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid moon Dimorphos in September 2022, it didn't just change the asteroid's ...

Every journey has its final moment... In this emotional video, we say goodbye to a chapter that changed us forever. Whether ...

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

Asteroids are scientific windows for understanding the universe while having enormous economic value. Instead of merely bringing back a small sample, capturing an asteroid into earth's orbit is one of ...

If the asteroid hit the side of the moon facing Earth — which is roughly a 50% chance — up to 10% of this debris could be pulled in by Earth’s gravity over the following days, they said.

This investigation shows that the electromagnetic launcher (EML) can be used for asteroid mining and deflection applications. The EMLs considered for these applications include the railgun and the ...

Space science analyses the chemical structure of planetary atmospheres, lunar and asteroid surface composition, as well as soil or ice samples to detect organic molecules and potential signs of life.

A series of images from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the spacecraft approach and touch down on asteroid Bennu’s surface, over 200 million miles away from Earth, to collect a sample on ...