New data from the James Webb telescope suggests that Bennu and Ryugu — two asteroids recently visited by sample-return ...

Chemical profiling traces the source of water in one of the brightest known comets to keep returning to the Solar System.

The Psyche spacecraft is on a six-year journey to reach a metal-rich asteroid by the same name. Well into its voyage, the ...

A fireball meteor lit up Japan’s Kyushu and Shikoku, following a rare Perseid meteoroid cluster. NASA notes 44 tonnes of ...

Meteors are when meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere, or of any other planet, at high speed and burn up, resulting in ...

The month before Lumiere lights up the city, the famous Durham landmark will host a stunning light show of its own ...

Tucson planetary scientist Faith Vilas is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Gerard P. Kuiper Prize from the American ...

Ann Hodges never intended to be famous, but in 1954 she found herself thrust into the national spotlight when her afternoon ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, an asteroid caught by Earth's gravity might have fragmented, creating a temporary ring ...

While you’re reading this, the universe is basically throwing the most epic crash party imaginable, with galaxies, stars, and ...

Saturn’s rings, one of the most iconic and visually stunning features of our solar system, are gradually fading away. Scientists have long marveled at these rings, studying their intricate details and ...