"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu has revealed djerfisherite, a mineral that normally forms in scorching, oxygen-poor settings ...

Researchers find a mineral called djerfisherite in a Ryugu grain, which supposedly forms in circumstances that the asteroid ...

The pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu returned by the Hayabusa2 mission on December 6, 2020, have been vital to improving ...

Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial ...

An external view of the OSIRIS-REx sample-collector hardware shows material from the carbon-rich asteroid scattered across ... It’s like the Antarctic meteorites. People can request samples for their ...

Scientists have made a surprising discovery inside a tiny grain from the asteroid Ryugu that could change what we thought we ...

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious ...

Asteroids are usually grouped into three main types based on what they are made of: C-type, S-type and M-type.

Understanding how wildfires influence our planet's climate is a daunting challenge. Although fire occurs nearly everywhere on ...

Tucson is the epicenter of a meteorite hunt after a shower of space rocks landed north of the city Tuesday night. The event began at 7:11 p.m. with a window-rattling sonic boom, as a massive ...

An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky fell across parts of the Southeast U.S. on Thursday. The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, ...