NASA’s Lucy mission is about to fly past asteroid Donaldjohanson, a strange, elongated rock in the main belt. While this ...

A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a ...

Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...

The Southwest Research Institute-led Lucy mission is preparing to survey the next target in its epic 4-billion-mile, 12-year, 11-asteroid tour. On April 20, 2025, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will fly past ...

"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process ... skywatching events and more! Bennu and Ryugu are two asteroids that spacecraft have sampled in previous missions.

Bennu’s parent body formed 4.5 billion years ... conditions might exist on other celestial bodies, like the dwarf planet Ceres or Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Interestingly, sodium carbonate ...

As concerns over Earth’s limited resources continue to grow, some entrepreneurs are eagerly looking beyond our planet to establish the next big ... which retrieved samples containing organic compounds ...

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our ...

Astronomers have just found a planet that might be perfect for human life! It’s in the “Goldilocks zone,” meaning it’s not too hot or too cold—just right for liquid water. Scientists believe this ...