Alien worlds are a great way to indulge in those “what if” questions and watchers get a chance to see how different life ...

NASA has released new detailed images revealing a full-frame view of the peculiarly shaped asteroid Donaldjohanson.

The probe's first encounter will be with the asteroid Eurybates in August 2027. According to NASA, Lucy will conduct four ...

No, it was a meteorite. For a few brief moments today, a bright fireball lit up the midnight skies above Scotland. The meteor ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of A11pl3Z, a massive new interstellar object entering our solar system.

Scientists with NASA’s Lucy mission are finally wrapping up the process of refining the data gathered by the spacecraft’s ...

Debris from Mercury's heavily cratered surface could have reached Earth, so why haven't we found meteorites from the ...

China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

China’s lunar ambitions have evolved from symbolic flag planting to a systematic push for permanent space infrastructure.

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

Our solar system is a pretty wild place, full of amazing stuff. From the giant Sun to the tiny rocks floating around, there’s ...