Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, simulations show.

A decades-long scientific debate over the origins of the Silverpit Crater in the southern North Sea has been resolved. New ...

A study published in Nature found some regions on Earth experience peak spring at unexpected times. Researchers found ...

A fireball over France revealed a tougher kind of asteroid, named 2023 CX1, raising new concerns about how small impacts can ...

The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) asteroid Apophis is set for a close but non-threatening brush with Earth on Friday, April 13 ...

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

In its youth, the dwarf planet Ceres may have brewed a chemical banquet beneath its icy crust.

New research from NASA has found that the dwarf planet Ceres may be another place to look for evidence of primitive life in our solar system.

"The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar." ...

Before Hall & Oates, before even Simon & Garfunkel, the Righteous Brothers proved that a duo could enjoy massive pop success. The duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield possessed a unique vocal blend ...

Nick Kurtz, Colby Thomas, Carlos Cortes and J.J. Bleday all homered to lead the Athletics to a 17-4 win over the Angels on Saturday night. Kurtz, the 22-year-old rookie sensation, hit a 447-foot shot ...