Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

This is the spectacular moment a meteor illuminated the night sky over Spain. Footage shows the fireball streaking through ...

In addition to the remarkable minerals museum in Socorro, there is a free, unique museum in Albuquerque that displays a ...

Today, most of the meteorite is on display at the California State Minerals and Mining Museum in Mariposa, writes.

The minerals McCoy’s team identified paint a picture of one possible environment present on rocky celestial bodies 4.5 ...

Scientists detected all five nucleobases -- building blocks of DNA and RNA -- in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.

Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock and the presence of amino ...

Asteroids, small airless bodies within the inner solar system, are theorized to have contributed water and chemical building blocks of life to Earth billions of years ago. Although meteorites on Earth ...

A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu, NASA’s first asteroid sample captured in space and delivered to Earth, ...

Japanese collaborators detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid ...

Naveen Jain reveals his unique collection of meteorites, showcasing the profound connection between space artifacts and human ...