In a major discovery, scientists have found fossilized remains that offer an incredible glimpse into the moments after the ...

The Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 has been forced into protective "safe mode" while journeying through deep space ... the situation and its impact on the extended mission ...

New research overturns the idea that dinosaurs were already dying out before the asteroid hit.

Cores extracted from the impact crater revealed evidence of an ancient, life-nurturing hydrothermal system in the wake of the catastrophe.

Vesta, thought to be the second-largest asteroid in the solar system, could be a piece of an ancient, unknown planet, a new ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an ...

On for one night only, this IMAX documentary highlights the high-stakes effort by global space experts to protect the planet.

NASA has discovered a new asteroid, 2024 YR4, with the highest recorded impact probability. The likelihood of it hitting ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a crust, mantle ...

Planetary scientists research the complex asteroid Vesta which may possess the same fundamental architecture as Earth such as ...