NASA has launched the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the PUNCH mission to study the sun’s mysteries.

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

A UVA professor is part of the study of Trojan asteroids, presumed remnants of the early solar system that share Jupiter’s ...

Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than 3.5 billion years ago is changing the way ...

A spacecraft's sample return capsule was detected entering the Earth's atmosphere using acoustic sensors by a team of ...

Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences.

In February, the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, DC hosts a gathering celebrating Vatican Observatory research. Br. Guy ...

Odin, named for the father of Thor in Norse mythology, will be one of the first spacecraft developed by a private sector ...

What is life? This is the typical big question scientists have been trying to answer for millenniums. But this time, the big ...

His venture may seem far out, but asteroid mining CEO Matt Gialich has no illusions ... of an asteroid sample in September 2023 — which was double the amount of material NASA hoped to collect.