The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.

Several sugars have been found on a sample of the asteroid Bennu, which may provide scientists with clues about our early ...

Analyzing pristine fragments of the asteroid delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2023, a team led by ...

The Geminids return with near-perfect viewing conditions, offering skywatchers up to 150 meteors an hour under dark December ...

The meteor, which broke up and may have fallen to earth, lit up the Michigan sky around 6 p.m. Video recordings of the fireball were shared across social media. The streaking object was seen across ...

Scientists discovered ribose — in addition to “all five nucleobases used to construct both DNA and RNA” — on asteroid Bennu, ...

This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers ...

WASHINGTON — One of the best and brightest celestial displays of the year is about to peak this weekend. The Geminids, an ...

To enjoy the Geminid show, bundle up and venture away from city lights, which can drown out fireballs. The meteor shower will ...

It’s been hypothesized for decades that life on Earth may not have been as “homegrown” as one might think and now, we’re ...

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...

As far as annual meteor showers are concerned, 2025 has saved the best for last. This year’s Geminids are not to be missed ...