UCF Professor Ramses Ramirez believes human exploration can greatly accelerate the search for life. "A human can react ...

Scientists have observed whether the meteorites can reach Earth from Mercury. Over thousands of meteorites from Mars and the ...

Meteor Crater and Lowell Observatory invite the public to observe the unique benchmark with a day of educational activities.

Rocks found on Earth may have originated from Mercury: a potential breakthrough for astronomers.

A hidden box-lattice suggests groundwater sculpted Mars long after surface water fled; Curiosity’s drills aim to confirm the tale.

The brilliant flash, which was accompanied by a sonic boom that many mistook for an earthquake, resulted in hundreds of calls ...

NASA Mars Odyssey orbiter has been rotated to capture imagery of the Red Planet that would be similar to what an astronaut would see. Odyssey Deputy Project Scientist Laura Kerber explains. Credit: NA ...

The American Meteor Society said it received more than 160 reports of a fireball sighting from observers in Georgia and South ...

A fireball flashed across the Southeast sky Thursday, with booms and shaking reported in Georgia. NWS meteorologists say ...

Meteors: When meteoroids survive Earth's atmosphere (or that of another planet, such as Mars) and burn up, the fireballs or "shooting stars" are called meteors. Meteorites: When a meteoroid survives a ...

Despite being covered in impact craters that could potentially send pieces of the planet into space, we have never found a ...

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...