There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

In all, there are only 400 known Mars rocks on Earth, comprising less than 1% of all known space rocks on the Blue Planet.

The largest known piece of a Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, is expected to fetch over $4 million at a Sotheby’s auction on July 16, 2025.

Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, delivers her speech during a session at the European Parliament, ...

A 54-pound chunk of Mars-believed to be the largest Martian meteorite ever discovered on Earth-is hitting the auction block ...

The Senate appropriations committee initially voted in favor of a bill rejecting Trump's NASA budget cuts, but discussions ...

The ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras (500-428 BC) was the first person to hypothesize that the seeds of life are present ...

For only the third time in recorded history, an interstellar object has crossed into our solar system, creating quite the ...

Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it is blazing through our cosmic cul-de-sac at truly awe-inspiring speeds between the main asteroid belt and ...

What at first seemed a routine detection of an object travelling through the solar system soon turned out to be anything but. The object’s trajectory revealed it to be a much rarer visitor than first ...