There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

A groundbreaking study published in Communications Earth & Environment has called into question the long-standing assumptions ...

Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

Ancient meteorite reveals a protoplanet formed in the outer Solar System earlier than thought, reshaping planet formation ...

A small, inconspicuous meteorite may be about to change our understanding of how and when our solar system formed. Tiny shavings from the meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 are challenging the long-held ...

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The small meteor lit up the night sky on Thursday and may have landed as meteorites across a vast area of the west.

NASA's Lucy mission captured the highest resolution image yet of Donaldjohanson, the uniquely shaped asteroid.

The probe's first encounter will be with the asteroid Eurybates in August 2027. According to NASA, Lucy will conduct four ...

The remnants of a meteor that lit up British skies on Thursday may have landed on Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain. The ...

No, it was a meteorite. For a few brief moments today, a bright fireball lit up the midnight skies above Scotland. The meteor ...

Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...