Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was buried Tuesday in his northern hometown as thousands of people lined the ...

At the Natural History Museum in London, Professor Sara Russell has been comparing the isotopic "fingerprint" of Earth's water with water found in the asteroid Bennu, captured and brought back by the ...

"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the ...

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

The solar system has an uninvited guest that is currently shooting toward us on a one-way trip through our cosmic ...

Every mystical quest features a journey riddled with challenges, a cast of colourful characters, and a treasure trove that ...

The aerospace giant says it can revive Mars Sample Return with a leaner, lower-cost approach drawing on proven designs.

Recently two new observatories — NASA's SPHEREx and the Vera C Rubin Observatory — released their first images.

A free Christmas in July event in Melton will unite paws, claws, and people for a family-focused community day. Hosted ...

An asteroid believed to be up to 700metres wide will pass relatively close to Earth within days, and is being tracked by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Asteroid 2005 VO5 will pass Earth at ...

KinetX Aerospace, Inc., the first private company to provide interplanetary navigation for NASA, has been honored with three ...

Asteroids are usually grouped into three main types based on what they are made of: C-type, S-type and M-type.