What are the odds that a meteorite would fall on you? According to an astronomer’s estimations, they are 1 in 700,000. Until ...

Tom Zega, a University of Arizona scientist who's worked on samples brought back from the asteroid Bennu, tells The Show more ...

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated 1 million Near Earth Objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are constantly orbiting close to our planet. Every night, astronomers track NEOs and ...

Two asteroids, 2025 OB5 and 2025 QK3, as well as the smaller 2025 QB3, are all set to pass Earth on August 26.

Flowing water suggests that water ice may have survived in the asteroid for longer than what was thought possible.

Asteroids have long been described as the leftover pieces from the solar system’s early construction. They are like the ...

Asteroids, comets, and meteors differ in origin and behavior—remnants of our Solar System that sometimes create dazzling ...

The resources tucked away in asteroids promise to provide the building blocks of humanity's expansion into space. However, accessing those resources can prove tricky. There's the engineering challenge ...

"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue." Ten years ago, astronomers from various institutions, including NASA and SETI (Search for ...

Astronomers may have figured out where the mysterious blobs embedded in Mars' mantle originated.

A new study led by University of Colorado Denver has uncovered how climate change and intensifying wildfires are disrupting ...