In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...

"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue," said one astronomer.

An asteroid-chasing spacecraft just swung past Mars on Wednesday. As it zipped by ... some evidence suggests that it acted ...

ISAE-SUPAERO is actively collaborating in the international Hera probe program through the research work of Naomi Murdoch and the SSPA team. The probe, which is en route to study the asteroid ...

Most meteorites originate from the asteroid belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter where over a million asteroids larger than 1 kilometer circle the Sun. Those rocks originate from a small number of ...

There are many home-grown problems on Earth, but there's still time to worry about bad things arriving from above. The most ...

Elon Musk has made a lot of wild statements, but this one might top them all: "I'd like to die on Mars. Just not on impact." ...

Jenniskens and Devillepoix find that low iron (L chondrite) and very low iron (LL chondrite) meteorites come to us primarily from the inner main belt. Scientists have long linked the LL chondrites to ...

Find daily astrological predictions for all sun signs for March 18. We recommend reading the horoscopes for your rising ...