These Are the Asteroids You Should Mine
A new generation of rockets aims to unlock new business models in space, including the science fiction dream…
Unprecedented Image Shows 2 Protoplanets Smashing Into Each Other, Forming Giant Dust Cloud
In 2004, astronomers spotted a planet-like object orbiting Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the night sky.…
Hubble images reveal the aftermath of two cosmic collisions
NEW YORK (AP) — NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope got a rare look at the aftermath of two cosmic…
Asteroid hurtling toward Earth found to be teeming with building blocks of life: researchers
Sugars essential for life were found for the first time alongside “space gum” on an asteroid hurtling towards…
NASA finds life-linked sugars and ‘space gum’ on asteroid Bennu
Talk about a sugar rush! NASA may have just come a little closer to cracking one of science’s…
Mark Kelly Says This ‘Exciting’ Scientific Find Raises Questions Of Life Beyond Earth
Retired astronaut and current Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) celebrated NASA’s “pretty exciting” announcement on Thursday after the space…
NASA discovers rock on Mars that shouldn’t be there
Like an interstellar rolling stone. NASA scientists were baffled after uncovering a rock on Mars that didn’t belong…
How Manhattan-size comet 31/ATLAS could help save the world
The fate of the world could rest on ATLAS’ shoulders. Contrary to allegations that 31/ATLAS is potentially hostile…
Second-Fastest Asteroid Ever Detected Found ‘Hiding’ in Sun’s Glare
An asteroid with the second-fastest unique orbit in the solar system—one that sees it traveling a complete run…
Astronomers Just Found a Sneaky Asteroid Near the Sun—and It Highlights a Dangerous Blind Spot
Millions of asteroids are currently zipping through our solar system. These rocky remnants of the early solar system…