NASA and SpaceX are teaming up for one of the boldest missions in space history - sending humans to an asteroid. From testing ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of ...

It's possible that Mars' moons were originally asteroids that were captured by the planet's gravitational pull. There's also ...

The proposed national US budget for 2026 contains a few nasty surprises for NASA, and some serious disappointments—among them ...

The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going on sale and is set to become the most expensive space rock in the world. The 54lb ...

The largest piece of Mars on Earth, weighing 54 pounds, is set to go on sale at Sotheby’s New York on July 16, with an expected price of between $2 million and $4 million. Collector Luca Calberi is ...

Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...

The next waypoint on Psyche's voyage will be a flyby of Mars in May 2026. Officials expect Psyche to keep that date, which is ...

Legendary Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart and Mary Robinette Kowal, who created alternate-history astronauts in her Lady ...

World Asteroid Day is observed every year on June 30 to raise awareness about asteroids and the potential hazards they pose ...

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...