Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...

The Geminids first began appearing in the mid-1800s. They are bright, so they're often easier to see than other meteors, NASA ...

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...

A visit to an asteroid is revealing the origins of life in our solar system. In 2023, the OSIRIS-REx mission brough samples ...

Stargazers rejoice! Dec. 4 marks the start of the annual Geminid meteor shower, as Earth passes through the trail of debris ...

December is an exciting month for those who like to look up, with a comet, a meteor shower, and a conjunction between the ...

Analyzing pristine fragments of the asteroid delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2023, a team led by ...

NASA has unveiled a series of new discoveries that make the possibility of alien life elsewhere in the universe more ...

An Australian startup wants to recycle a geostationary satellite to get an up-close look at the "doomsday" asteroid Apophis.

Two asteroids are set for safe flybys near Earth, reassuring the public that no threat exists. NASA emphasizes these events ...

In addition to the cold supermoon, December will also bring the Geminid meteor shower, which the American Meteor Society ...

On November 27, 1885, an astronomer made the first known photograph of a meteor. The picture was taken by Austro-Hungarian ...