A rock measuring 900 meters is on a journey through our solar system, providing what is arguably one of the strongest pieces ...

All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday. Research in 2023 showed that ...

A sample collected by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft from the spinning top-like asteroid contained the nucleobases adenine, ...

The discovery of a new tektite-strewn field in northeastern Brazil points to a large meteorite impact—but geologists have yet ...

Asteroid 2026 EG1 was discovered on March 8, less than one week ago.

Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation. Psyche is the 10th ...

The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs didn’t keep life down for long. New research shows that microscopic plankton began evolving into new species within just a few thousand years—and ...

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from ...

All five canonical nucleobases, which form the basis of DNA and RNA that carry genetic information, were found in sand samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Hayabusa 2 probe, ...

You may have heard a lot of online chatter about Earth's two moons recently, but that doesn't quite get the discovery right. Earth still only has one true natural satellite — our 2,159-mile-wide moon ...

The telescope's view of a portion of the Virgo Cluster is bombarded by asteroids, captured as tricolored streaks. Credit: RubinObs / NOIRLab / SLAC / NSF / DOE / AURA A new telescope in Chile has ...