On March 15, 1806, a meteorite fell from the sky near the town of Alais, France. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on ...

Try searching for your own micrometeorites by collecting particulates from roofs or drain spouts. Use a magnet to see if any particles are attracted, and discard nonmagnetic ones. Use your microscope ...

Samples from the asteroid Ryugu revealed all five genetic nucleobases, suggesting the building blocks for life existed in space and may have been delivered to early Earth.

Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing prospects for asteroid biomining and sustainable resource use. As humans look ...

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from ...

NASA's DART mission didn’t just change the orbit of Dimorphos, the asteroid it hit. It changed the orbit of the larger Didymos around the sun.

Studying the 2022 collision's effects can help scientists protect the Earth from celestial objects that might head toward us ...

A rock and a hard place ...

The mission without a doubt proves that we could deflect a hazardous asteroid away from Earth — so long as we discover it in ...

There were more than 2,800 reports of sightings of the meteorite across parts of Europe ...