The absolute best time to observe is when the radiant is at its highest in the sky, called “culmination”, which happens ...

Much remains to be known about the chemical composition of small asteroids. Their potential to harbor valuable metals, ...

Researchers found rare meteorite fragments in dust from China’s Chang'e-6 mission, revealing clues about water and life’s ...

The Geminid meteor shower, considered one of the best of the year, is about to hit its 2025 peak in mid-December. Here's what to know.

The twin lakes, known as Zerelia, in Greece are rare examples of bodies of water that were formed from the cataclysmic impact of a meteorite.

After a suspected meteor fell in metro Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, meteorite hunters are searching for fragments. But how do you know if you found a meteorite or just a rock? The United States ...

Meteorites are like a time machine and spacecraft all in one. Discover how our scientists use rare specimens in the meteorite ...

What was a routine day of prospecting for David Hole in the Maryborough Regional Park, near Melbourne in Australia, turned ...

Asteroid Bennu's sample delivered a shock: ribose and glucose were found, confirming the widespread presence of life's fundamental building blocks in the early Solar System.

The Cincinnati Observatory posted a video of a fireball spotting in Cincinnati skies and reported the observatory’s first ...

A group of researchers from Japan and the United States have detected six types of sugar in rock and dust samples from an asteroid that could show ingredients for life existed outside Earth.

Bennu is a primitive rock. It has remained mostly unchanged since the birth of our solar system around 4.6 billion years ago. On September 24, 2023, dust and mineral samples were hauled to Earth by ...