Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than just dazzling streaks of light as meteors, these ancient fragments are among ...

May 2025 is a prime time to explore the night sky, with Vesta taking center stage. Use our sky map to navigate the stars and planets, and don't miss the chance to observe this giant asteroid. Share ...

Astronomers only just discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 late last year, but it has already become the most hotly observed solar system traveler. That’s because it was initially believed it would have a ...

Most meteorites, however, originate from the solar system's main asteroid belt ... While this provides one of the most comprehensive maps of the asteroid belt to date, not all meteorites in ...

SETI Institute In the News This month at the SETI Institute brought exciting news about research and innovations that expand ...

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our ...

Any asteroid we detect is generally a fragment of a much larger body that was formed at the birth of our Solar System – Alan Fitzsimmons ... backs to help them map the elusive ocean floor.

A teenager avoiding tedious tasks writes an AI algorithm that discovers millions of space objects, earns him a quarter of a ...

Nearly 25 years after its launch, NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter is still going strong. In a post on Monday, the agency ...

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the ...