Study in the International Journal of Astrobiology tests how water bears survive in simulated Mars soil, revealing how regolith may limit Earth microbes and what it means for planetary protection and ...

Giant impacts on Earth’s surface can be cataclysmic events with far-reaching consequences. They can excavate massive craters ...

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, may be better suited by a new name: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy. Unlike the fictional ragtag team of unenthusiastic heroes, the microscopic animals are ...

For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil — mysterious glassy fragments forged when a powerful extraterrestrial object slammed into Earth about 6.3 million ...

More than 50,000 years ago, a meteor hit Earth and formed what we now call Meteor Crater in northern Arizona. But new ...

Brazilian scientists have discovered glassy fragments, known as tektites, revealing evidence of a massive extraterrestrial impact event that occurred 6.3 million years ago.

Scientists in Brazil have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown impact event recorded in hundreds of glassy fragments ...

When you read the new lunar chronology work, the first thing that comes to mind is how unglamorous the revolution appears. No ...

An asteroid the size of a building could collide with the Moon in 2032 and generate a flash visible from Earth.

A 2021 satellite photo shows off the recently uncovered Yilan crater in China, which is most likely the youngest impact ...

The massive crater is the focus of a week-long discovery event, offering unique tours, stargazing and lectures.

NASA’s Artemis II mission will orbit the Moon, observing regions never seen by Apollo astronauts, providing data to inform future lunar landings and study the Moon’s composition.