An asteroid the size of a building could collide with the Moon in 2032 and generate a flash visible from Earth.

Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.

Planetary scientists have produced the first global map of small mare ridges on the Moon, adding new evidence that the lunar surface has been reshaped in geologically recent times by tectonic forces ...

There are only a few known fields of tektites in the entire world.

When we look up at the night sky and see a satellite glide past, we might not consider climate change or the ozone layer. Space may feel separate from the environmental systems that sustain life on ...

Falling space junk is becoming a real-world hazard, and scientists have found a clever new way to track it using instruments already listening to the Earth itself. By tapping into networks of ...

The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid, but does that mean we risk suffering the same fate - and should you be worried about the possibility? Leah Crane sets the matter straight ...

Hearty bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

This one event injected a staggering 10 times more lithium into the atmosphere than the typical daily amount.

According to NASA, the timing for the "planetary parade" indicates it will be visible in the evening of Feb. 28. Gohd says that the six planets will be visible in the evening sky from Earth, just ...

Astronomers used Webb to find the star behind supernova 2025pht, revealing how thick dust can hide massive red supergiants.

During the "planetary parade," six planets will appear to align in the evening sky, according to NASA.