Intensive new nano-analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has revealed how it was affected by water and repeatedly smashed apart and reassembled on the journey it took through space before landing ...

A recent study in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science threw cold water on the idea — the microbes on Ryugu almost certainly came from Earth rather than outer space. They learned this ...

Their findings were published in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science in May. In 1976, Josef Pfefferle, a forest ranger, was clearing the remnants of an avalanche near the Austrian village ...

A study detailing the findings appeared Wednesday in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science. “OSIRIS-REx gave us exactly what we hoped: a large pristine asteroid sample rich in nitrogen and ...

Planetary science is the study of the celestial bodies that orbit stars, with a particular focus on our own solar system. This includes studying the formation and evolution of planets, the moons ...

Uniquely combining astrophysics and planetary science, the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences provides students with a unified view of space sciences; the solar system and comparative ...

The change in NASA’s astrophysics division comes days after a similar change in its planetary science division, or PSD. In a Jan. 9 community letter, Fox announced that the agency has hired ...

Last week, reports started making rounds online about how the Trump administration could cut NASA's science budget for the upcoming fiscal year by almost half. Such a decision could lead to the ...