Early Earth lacked life’s essentials until a collision with Theia added them. This chance event made life possible. After the ...

Impact history should be considered a key factor in the search for habitable Earth-like exoplanets. Southwest Research ...

Scientists are exploring the origin of life's ingredients on our planet. A recent study suggests that essential volatile ...

A ONCE-in-a-millennium mega asteroid will be visible to billions without the need for any equipment as it glides past Earth.

Experts have warned that NASA's asteroid deflection system could inadvertently send one towards Earth. The Double Asteroid ...

To avoid this scenario, Makadia's team plotted the best spots on an asteroid's surface to avoid the keyhole. Their technique ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists’ minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth, is ...

Rahil Makadia, a NASA Space Technology Research Fellow from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, stated at the EPSC-DPS2025 conference: 'Even if we intentionally push an asteroid away from ...

China has unveiled its mission to impact deliberately a near-Earth asteroid by 2030 – a decisive step toward establishing its ...

NASA scientists found old collision pieces on Mars. These pieces are deep inside Mars. They show big crashes from long ago.

Matt A. King is a professor in the School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences and the director of The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, ...