Undersea detectors anchored deep in the Mediterranean Sea found an ultra-high-energy neutrino, a particle that opens a new window onto the cosmos.

"One advantage of the shallow entry, slow velocity atmospheric path model is that by the time the meteoroid is close to ...

A mysterious object that looked vaguely like a comet or a meteor was seen soaring over night skies in the southwestern U.S., ...

Scientists used to believe that when a massive impact created the Moon, it also delivered a lot of water to Earth. However, this study challenges that idea. Instead, it suggests that Earth got its ...

Valentine’s Day is all about showing love—whether it’s for a partner, a friend, a family member, or even yourself. This year, we’ve curated a collection of gifts that ...

Scientists have long debated why Earth and Mars lack certain essential elements. A new study reveals that these missing ...

Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to ...

Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink ...