WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon ...

An asteroid that fell to Earth and exploded above Canada in 2022 was only around 20 inches wide — the smallest space rock ...

NASA has identified an asteroid rich in valuable metals like gold and platinum. Named 16 Psyche, the asteroid holds such an ...

"The fact that terrestrial microbes are the Earth's best colonizers means we can never completely discount terrestrial ...

HOPES of finding traces of alien life in the universe have been scuppered yet again. And this time on asteroid Ryugu, a space ...

Deep beneath Greenland's ice, NASA radar happened upon Camp Century, a long-lost Cold War base now buried under 100 feet of ...

Scientists have found microorganisms crawling over a sample retrieved from the 200 million-mile-distant asteroid Ryugu. But ...

A recent discovery made by scientists working with a sample of rock from outer space highlights one of the huge challenges ...

The salt crystals, consisting of rock salt, sodium carbonate, and sodium sulfate, are crucial for understanding the evolution ...

Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's ...

Last year, researchers excitedly announced that they had found two organic compounds essential for living organisms in ...

A Ryugu asteroid sample has been found contaminated by terrestrial microbes, raising questions about planetary protection.