Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds.

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...

It’s time to say hello to an old friend again. The first near-Earth asteroid ever discovered by humans, 433 Eros, will have a ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured Earth and moon images during a gravity-assist flyby, confirming instrument functionality and maintaining course for its 2029 encounter with asteroid Apophis.

One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer ...

From its first detection using an instrument designed in part by teams based in the Bay, to follow-up orbit analysis ...

The number 40,000 might not sound particularly dramatic, but it represents humanity's growing catalog of near-Earth asteroids ...

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...