Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season ...

Earth microbes found in asteroid Ryugu sample after exposure to air Contamination risks highlighted by a study published in a journal Planetary protection protocols ...

This is the smallest confirmed size for any asteroid, researchers wrote in a statement. Smaller space rocks than 2022 WJ1 hit Earth every single day. However, none of them have been properly ...

Discovered in 1852, the asteroid 16 Psyche, composed largely of nickel and iron, is estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion. NASA launched the Psyche spacecraft in 2023 to study the asteroid ...

Brian Hackney reports on the possible origins of Earth's recent "mini-moon" that is preparing to depart our orbit.

Last year, researchers excitedly announced that they had found two organic compounds essential for living organisms in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid called Ryugu. The Japanese Space ...

A rock retrieved from a near-Earth asteroid is crawling with microbial life, scientists have discovered. But the bacteria on its surface almost certainly came from Earth. The sample is part of a 0 ...

Asteroid 2006 WB will zoom by Earth on Tuesday, and astronomers say it’s one of nearly 40,000 near-Earth objects (NEO), which is not even the most exciting. Lowell Observatory astronomer and ...

Scientists examining a rock sample from outer space thought they’d hit the jackpot recently when ... the activity is fraught with challenges. The asteroid sample was then divided up among ...

A pedestrian was injured in a DUI collision that happened Tuesday evening in Spring Valley, a census-designated place in San Diego County, as per a California Highway Patrol log. The incident occurred ...

Earth is about to bid farewell to its temporary celestial companion as asteroid 2024 PT5 prepares to depart our orbit on Monday, just before this year's Thanksgiving celebration. This fascinating ...