Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...

In a Groundbreaking Discovery NASA Scientists Can Now Track Asteroid and Meteor Strikes on Earth Better Space enthusiasts and ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...

But real lightning would have struck infrequently—and mostly in open ocean, where organic compounds would have quickly ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero after earlier data had indicated a higher risk of a ...

GRAND FORKS, ND — Astronomers have turned their high-powered telescopes toward a 100-meter wide asteroid hurtling in its ...

New simulations reveal that the climate, atmospheric chemistry and even global photosynthesis would be dramatically disrupted by an asteroid collision ...

The asteroid Bennu has been at the centre of scientific discussions recently, especially after researchers analysed surface samples collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. While much of the ...

Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...