A meteor is in the Earth's atmosphere, entering at high speed and burning up before hitting Earth. These are often called ...

Witnessing a meteor, or \"shooting star,\" is a dazzling event caused by tiny space rocks burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

Meteorites, captivating cosmic relics, provide a rare insight into the origins and evolution of our solar system. More than just rocks from the heavens, they are invaluable scientific treasures that ...

A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance ...

How we study asteroids and other bodies in our solar system without sending spacecraft to all of them? Find about more at: https://qrius.si.edu/ RECORDED LIVE June 25, 2015 Meteorites, pieces from ...

Planetary scientists, cosmochemists, planetary astronomers, astrobiologists, geologists, geophysicists, geochemists, engineers, and space industry professionals ...

According to a pair of scientific studies published on Wednesday, the chances of an asteroid striking Earth are higher than previously assumed. Whereas an event like February's Chelyabinsk ...

Meteorites that crashed into Earth billions of years contain sugars, researchers say, lending support to the idea that asteroids may hold some of the ingredients to life. An international team of ...

Ryugu’s samples reveal that water activity on asteroids lasted far longer than scientists thought, possibly reshaping ...