A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are brought back.

Only the hardy carbon-rich asteroids make it to Earth, after surviving the Sun’s heat and the fiery burnup that occurs when ...

NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five other space rocks passing by our planet over the next two days. The asteroid ...

Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our understanding of the Earth's past and our future.

The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early ...

The huge "city-killer" asteroid scientists feared would hit Earth may now smash into the Moon instead, according to experts. The 100-metre wide rock, named 2024 YR4, once had a 3.1 per cent ...

The large space rock, named 2024 YR4 ... aftermath should 2024 YR4 have struck Earth as initially feared. If the asteroid were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 ...