In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

When NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with a small asteroid moon in late 2022, the impact made history. It was the first ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, a 2.35-billion-year-old lunar meteorite found in Africa in 2023 has unveiled fresh insights ...

The moon's near and far sides exhibit striking asymmetry—from topography and crustal thickness to volcanic activity—yet the ...

When NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft collided with the asteroid moon Dimorphos in September 2022, ...

Thousands of federally funded researchers across Nasa and US government departments are affected by decision to cancel journal subscriptions.

NASA asteroid defense setback prompts experts to warn about gaps in Earth’s planetary protection strategy. Length: 145 ...

When NASA steered its Dart probe into an asteroid, it was supposed to determine how much it could be deflected. The consequences were unexpectedly severe.

NASA's DART spacecraft attempted to deflect an asteroid about the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. New work tracking the debris has found a few fairly large surprises.

Unlike rocky planets where asteroid impacts leave visible craters, gas giants like Saturn have outer layers of hydrogen and ...

NASA has discovered the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas, located 4.5 au from the Sun, offering a rare glimpse into celestial ...