China's Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa ...

Like meteors, space junk travels at vast speeds as it travels through the atmosphere and it begins burning up spectacularly.

Missions that return asteroid samples bring home more than just very expensive dust. These samples can provide valuable ...

A network of Cold War-era infrasound sensors can help scientists reconstruct trajectories of falling space objects.

There’s a lot to see in the night sky — the familiar Moon, stars and planets. But there’s the unexpected, too — something ...

While asteroids are more easily discovered with optical telescopes, radar images shine when it comes to details.

While these objects have some similarities, there are crucial differences that can help us work out what just passed over our ...

Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds. Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.

The James Webb Space Telescope captured asteroid 10199 Chariklo occult the star Gaia DR3 6873519665992128512. It was the ...

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the red ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is known for its fast fireballs, which occur as Earth passes through the rubble left by ...