A colossal impact billions of years ago carved out the canyons that rival the most breathtaking features here on Earth in a matter of minutes, ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research finds an ancient asteroid strike carved out two grand canyons on the moon's far side. These aren’t the magnets you know.

Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids.

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ingredients were mingling with water almost immediately.

The asteroid Bennu contains all the materials needed for life. This backs up an old hypothesis that the building blocks of ...

An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.

The 60-metre object has ‘one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly sized rock ever’, says astronomer ...

Space.com is reporting the asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, is currently 27 million miles away. That puts the asteroid on track ...

Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032 - A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of striking ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...