Much remains to be known about the chemical composition of small asteroids. Their potential to harbor valuable metals, materials from the early solar system, and the possibility of obtaining a ...

Two asteroids are set for safe flybys near Earth, reassuring the public that no threat exists. NASA emphasizes these events ...

A sleep-inducing molecule humans use to make proteins was found, along with other amino acids, on an asteroid named Bennu.

Each December, the Geminids meteor shower paints the sky with spectacular streaks of light. The source of this stunning ...

A mysterious interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS is about to make its closest approach to Earth in December 2025. Here's ...

Forget asteroid mining and bases on Titan. In Part 2, we continue our ruthless scientific audit of the solar system. We evaluate the Moon, Ceres, Europa, Titan, and Pluto, assigning a realistic ...

NASA has been observing bodies in space for a long time and compiled lists of behavioral patterns and discovered an asteroid ...

Four near-Earth asteroids are set to make close approaches to Earth within a 24-hour period, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed. Scientists stress that all four objects will pass ...

The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...