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Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...
Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...
The small meteor lit up the night sky on Thursday and may have landed as meteorites across a vast area of the west Highlands.
Debris from Mercury's heavily cratered surface could have reached Earth, so why haven't we found meteorites from the ...
Scientists with NASA’s Lucy mission are finally wrapping up the process of refining the data gathered by the spacecraft’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers say they've spotted an object in our solar system that's believed to be from another ...
The remnants of a meteor that lit up British skies on Thursday may have landed on Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain. The ...
The European Space Agency said Wednesday that scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellar ...
Scientists at ESA have spotted A11pl3Z, a possible interstellar object near Jupiter. Though it’s heading towards Earth, ...
The probe's first encounter will be with the asteroid Eurybates in August 2027. According to NASA, Lucy will conduct four ...
Experts believe pieces of a small asteroid that lit up the night sky over parts of the UK on Thursday have landed in the west ...
NASA has released the first-ever high-resolution image of the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, highlighting its unique peanut shape.