Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Candidates under 35 with master’s degrees in astrophysics, aerospace science, or earth and space exploration technology are ...

The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...

Two canyons that splay out from a vast asteroid crater on the moon may have been quickly formed by chains of impacts that ...

Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...

Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

"Nearly four billion years ago an asteroid or comet flew over the lunar ... The colossal force of the collision formed the 200-mile-wide Schrödinger impact basin and ejected high-energy streams ...

This research helps us understand the violent nature of cosmic collisions and their role in shaping planetary landscapes. By ...

China has formed a planetary defense team to monitor asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2.2% impact probability. Global space ...