On September 24, 2023, the OSIRIS-REx capsule brought rocks and dust from the asteroid Bennu to Earth, a triumph for which Lauretta had devoted 16 years of his life.

The Chelyabinsk impact, on February 15, 2013, released the equivalent energy of about 440,000 tonnes of TNT. The air-burst ...

A predicted close encounter with asteroid 2024 YR4 in late December 2032 looks to be getting even closer. In late January, it ...

Meteorite hunting is both a hobby and a business. Oftentimes, finds in the field pay for expensive plane tickets and travel to get to remote locations —like this Sunday, when hunters scavenged ...

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A newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system.

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