Early in Earth's history, bombardment by enormous asteroids was common. The asteroid-smashing planetary defense mission ...

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

Robin George Andrews, author of "How to Kill an Asteroid," joins The Excerpt to discuss how scientists are working to ...

Oct. 10, 2024 — When lightning cracks on Earth, especially high-energy electrons may fall out of Earth's inner radiation belt, according to a new study -- an electron 'rain' that could threaten ...

How could we feed astronauts on lengthy space missions? These researchers have a quirky idea.

Relive dozens or even hundreds of classic games on these retro gaming handhelds with built-in titles and a cartridge slot.

Scientists recently named four asteroids after four Catholic religious sisters who helped catalog about 500,000 stars in the Vatican portion of the Carte du Ciel “Celestial Map” star atlas of ...

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

The European Space Agency launched its Hera spacecraft to study an asteroid NASA crashed into two years ago. The mission aims ...

In 2013, for example, over 1600 people were injured when a meteor exploded above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. To better defend ourselves against these threats, planetary scientists have ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is closely monitoring three asteroids passing Earth on October 10, 2024.

As detailed in a study published in the journal Communications Physics, astronomers propose that close observations of asteroids in our Solar System could be used to interrogate the existence of a ...