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Published SwRI-led team finds evidence of hydration on Asteroid Psyche



Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have confirmed hydroxyl molecules on...
Published Organic compounds in asteroids formed in colder regions of space



Analysis of organic compounds -- called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) -- extracted from th...
Published New data about two distant asteroids give a clue to the possible 'Planet Nine' - New Data About Two Distant Asteroids Give a Clue to the Possible 'Planet Nine'


The dynamical properties of these asteroids, observed spectroscopiccally for the first time using th ...
Published Webb looks for Fomalhaut's asteroid belt and finds much more - Webb Looks for Fomalhaut's Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More



Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to image the warm dust around a nearby young star...
Published Comet makes a pit stop near Jupiter's asteroids - Comet Makes a Pit Stop Near Jupiter's Asteroids


After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting amo...
Published Impact that killed the dinosaurs triggered 'mega-earthquake' that lasted weeks to months - Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs Triggered 'Mega-Earthquake' that Lasted Weeks to Months


Some 66 million years ago, a 10-kilometer asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of the dinos ...
Published Sun 'umbrella' tethered to asteroid might help mitigate climate change - Sun 'Umbrella' Tethered to Asteroid: A Novel Approach to Mitigate Climate Change



Earth is rapidly warming and scientists are developing a variety of approaches to reduce the effects...
Published Researchers demystify the unusual origin of the Geminids meteor shower - Researchers Demystify the Unusual Origin of the Geminids Meteor Shower



Princeton researchers used observations from NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission to deduce that it was...
Published Near-earth asteroid might be a lost fragment of the moon - Near-Earth Asteroid Might Be a Lost Fragment of the Moon


Near-Earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa could be a fragment of our moon. ABSTRACT: Near-Earth Asteroid Might ...
Published Earth's carbon points to planetary smashup - Earth's Carbon Points to Planetary Smashup


Research suggests that virtually all of Earth's life-giving carbon could have come from a collision...
Published New insights into the early bombardment history on Mercury - New Insights into the Early Bombardment History on Mercury


Astronomers have studied the surface of Mercury to better understand if the plains were formed by vo...
Published Carbon dioxide-rich liquid water in ancient meteorite - Carbon Dioxide-Rich Liquid Water Found in Ancient Meteorite


Scientists detect small pockets of carbon dioxide-rich liquid water in a meteorite dating from the e...
Published How did Earth get its water? - How Earth Got Its Water: A Fascinating Journey Through Time



Our planet's water could have originated from interactions between the hydrogen-rich atmospheres and...
Published What killed dinosaurs and other life on Earth? - What Killed Dinosaurs and Other Life on Earth?


Determining what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period has l...
Published Pass the salt: This space rock holds clues as to how Earth got its water - Pass the Salt: This Space Rock Holds Clues as to How Earth Got Its Water



The discovery of tiny salt grains in a sample from an asteroid provides strong evidence that liquid ...
Published The planet that could end life on Earth - The Planet That Could End Life on Earth


A terrestrial planet hovering between Mars and Jupiter would be able to push Earth out of the solar...
Published Uracil found in Ryugu samples - Uracil Found in Ryugu Samples: A Breakthrough in Astrobiology


Samples from the asteroid Ryugu collected by the Hayabusa2 mission contain nitrogenous organic compo ...
Published Humans' ancestors survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs - **Humans' Ancestors Survived the Asteroid Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs**



A Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, the group that includes humans, dogs and bats, has been r...
Published Dawn spacecraft delivers new image of dwarf planet Ceres - Dawn Spacecraft Delivers New Image of Dwarf Planet Ceres


As NASA's Dawn spacecraft closes in on Ceres, new images show the dwarf planet at 27 pixels across,...
Published Exploring the origin of nucleosynthetic isotope variations in Ryugu samples



The observed variations in chromium (Cr) isotope ratios in the Ryugu asteroid samples collected by H ...