The seeds of life on Earth might have come from outer space – and might be widespread throughout the rest of the universe, scientist say. Researchers have found complex organic molecules in a disc ...

Resilience, a lunar lander built and operated by the Japanese company ispace, was part of the Hakuto-R Mission to deploy a "Moonhouse," a tiny colorful art piece, on the moon, while also exploring ...

The Moon’s albedo is 0.136, while the Earth’s is 0.434, making the Earth 3.2 times as reflective. That figure varies of course, depending on cloud and whether you’re facing mostly ocean or land.

A rare Martian meteorite discovered in the Sahara Desert in 2023 represents 6.5% of all known Martian material on Earth and is heading to auction with estimates of $2-4 million.

The asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a collision course with Earth, may still pose a threat to the planet.There is still a chance the space rock could smash into the moon, and ...

Over the years, researchers have proposed various theories to explain this asymmetry, ranging from tidal heating caused by the moon's orbit around Earth to a giant early collision that reshaped ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles within this cloud collided and clumped together, driven by gravity and ...

Spacecraft from NASA and India's space agency have snapped orbital photos of the Japanese lunar lander Resilience after its recent "hard landing" on the moon. Some of the images show pieces of the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A 60-meter asteroid, 2024 YR4, has a 4.3% chance of striking the moon in 2032. If it impacts the near side, up to 10 million kg of lunar debris could reach Earth ...

The private company's Resilience moon lander could almost see Japan if it weren't for the clouds. ... Crashed lander looks back at Earth from the moon | Space photo of the day for June 10, 2025 .