For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as a SpaceX rocket ...

How can microbes be used to help enhance human space exploration, specifically on the Moon and Mars? This is what a recent study published in npj Micrograv | Space ...

ISS BioAsteroid study shows bacteria and fungi can extract metals from meteorite material in microgravity, offering insights for future space resource use ...

Quasicrystals are orderly structures that never repeat. Scientists just showed they can exist in space and time.

A study found that these cosmic bodies appear to hold up remarkably well to sudden energy deposition and shock conditions, so we may be able to knock them off course and avoid disaster.

Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds.

A new study analyzes three asteroid and two meteorite samples to see if space rocks smacking into Earth could’ve helped ...

Dust from asteroid Bennu is revealing a surprising origin story for life’s building blocks. New research suggests some amino acids formed in frozen ice exposed to radiation, not warm liquid water as ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A live concert is taking on a whole new dimension this week at the Challenger Learning Center. Jacksonville-based space rock band Skyview is bringing its immersive, ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo missions—and they’re shaking up the search for life beyond Earth. The OSIRIS-REx ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 27, 1984, a Mars meteorite was found in Antarctica. The meteorite, known as Allan Hills 84001, was found in Allan Hills, ...

Scientists are digging deep into meteorites to uncover the hidden chemistry of asteroids, and the findings could push space mining closer to reality. A new study has identified carbon-rich asteroids ...