A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu has revealed djerfisherite, a mineral that normally forms in scorching, oxygen-poor settings ...

NASA’s Mars Orbiter is rolling 120° to help see beneath the surface - and it’s revealing clearer signs of ice, rock, and ...

Imaging data from Japan’s Himawari-8 and -9 meteorological satellites have been successfully used to monitor temporal changes ...

Researchers identified the likely planetary candidate’s infrared light after blocking out its host star’s overwhelming glare ...

UCF Professor Ramses Ramirez believes human exploration can greatly accelerate the search for life. "A human can react ...

Planetary Scientists Find Unexpected Mineral In 496-Million-Ton Asteroid — And It Defies Ryugu's Origin Story The latest ...

"The United Nations declaration of June 30 as Asteroid Day is a very important milestone for us," Asteroid Day co-founder ...

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

"Each new detection brings us closer to understanding the origins of complex organic chemistry in the universe — and perhaps, ...

A team from the University of Tokyo, led by visiting researcher Gaku Nishiyama, realized that the instrument would be able to ...

To mark the 10th anniversary of World Asteroid Day, a global live stream will showcase near-Earth asteroids and highlight ...

The United Nations formally adopted Asteroid Day in 2016. The decision followed a proposal from the Association of Space ...