Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Skywatchers are in for a treat this weekend as the first of three supermoons rise to usher in 2026. Here's everything to know ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak overnight between Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, offering a brief but intense burst of meteors.

The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will compete for dominance in January skies. Here are the best ways to see both.

Sugars essential for life were found for the first time alongside “space gum” on an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, indicating that our universe could be teeming with life, according to new research.

Researchers discovered sugars essential for biology, including glucose, in the asteroid material for the first time. A strange, pliable substance nicknamed "space gum" was also found, which could have ...

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Britain on Thursday to move beyond Brexit and focus on rebuilding ties with Europe, using lyrics by the British rock band Oasis ...

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid that is zipping towards our planet at more than 18,300 miles per hour, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). The asteroid, known as ...

Dinosaurs weren’t dying out before the asteroid hit—they were thriving in vibrant, diverse habitats across North America. Fossil evidence from New Mexico shows that distinct “bioprovinces” of ...

Astronomers have reportedly discovered a skyscraper-sized asteroid moving through our solar system at a near record-breaking pace. The asteroid, named 2025 SC79, circles the sun once every 128 days, ...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction. New research suggests dinosaur populations were still ...

A site in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico is providing a rare glimpse into the last days of the dinosaurs. Rocks and fossils at the Naashoibito Member site show an ecosystem that was ...