Astronomers have found key organic molecules in a young star’s disk, V883 Orionis, suggesting that the origin of life in deep ...

The Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids are due to peak at the same time and may add up to something magical ...

S cientists have predicted and experimentally confirmed the existence of a material with “hybrid crystal-glass thermal properties.” Interestingly, this material – a specific form of silicon dioxide ...

Last year, in a quiet part of Nigeria near Agadez, someone found a rock in the desert. It turned out to be from Mars. Not ...

Reaching their full glory on the same day this week are the Alpha Capricornids and Southern Delta Aquariids meteor showers.

NWA 16788 was discovered in Niger in Novermber 2023 and is approximately 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars ever ...

Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a ...

Astronomers think small space rocks from beyond our solar system routinely strike Earth—but proving it isn’t easy ...

The movie 'Armageddon' is 27 years old, having been released in 1998. The story of this film tells how an asteroid threatened ...

A large lunar crater featured in the iconic 'Earthrise' photo has just helped the European JUICE spacecraft hone its ...