Asteroid Bennu was expected to be relatively smooth and easy to sample. When OSIRIS-REx arrived, it found a surface covered ...

Scientists initially proposed two possibilities. Either the meteorite entered in an extremely unusual way, or it was moved by ...

On November 12, the European Space Agency (ESA) made space history when it landed a probe on a comet. The news swept the Internet by storm (even holding our attention over Kim Kardashian’s ...

Astronomers were busy in 2025, starting the year off by tracking an asteroid that put Earth on alert, followed by discoveries ...

DARMSTADT, Germany -- Europe's comet lander Philae has come to rest in the shadow of a cliff, posing a potential problem for its solar panels, scientists said Thursday as they published the first ...

Our planet had a "second moon" for a hot minute in 2024. This gave space entrepreneurs a bright idea. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...