Rocks From the Moon’s Far Side Are Rewriting Lunar History
Moon rocks returned from a rarely sampled region are offering a new view of the Solar System’s turbulent…
Chinese rocket scientists find ‘most effective’ way to nuke a doomsday asteroid
Chinese researchers believe they may have found the most effective way to destroy or deflect a large, Earth-threatening…
The Largest Intact Meteorite on Earth Is Still Exactly Where It Landed. But Why No Crater?
The Hoba Meteorite. Image via Wiki Commons. The Hoba meteorite in Namibia is the largest known natural piece…
One Asteroid Collision May Have Rocked Earth, Mars, and the Moon
A Southwest Research Institute-led study has connected a specific asteroid collision in the main belt to an inner-solar-system-wide…
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Captures Mind-Bending Month-Long Timelapse of Mars
A colorized compilation of timelapse images NASA JPL’s Psyche spacecraft captured from May 2 through May 15. Throughout…
An asteroid shattered near Jupiter’s gravitational gateway 800 million years ago; scientists say the debris may have bombarded Earth for 150 million years
Asteroid breakup 800 million years ago may have triggered impacts on Earth, the Moon and Mars (AI photo)…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 18-24, 2026
Mark Kirschner captured this colorful fireball on December 7, 2025, at 20:42 EST (01:42 UT on Dec 8)…
1,000 Days Until ‘God Of Chaos’ Asteroid Stuns Skywatchers
Topline In 1,000 days, on April 13, 2029, the near-Earth asteroid Apophis will make one of the closest…
Camper Accidentally Discovers Ancient Meteor Crater on Google Maps
When Joël Lapointe was planning an epic camping trip through the Côte-Nord region of Quebec on Google Maps,…
New Jersey meteorite provides hints to ancient life
It’s not every day that you get historic roof damage.At least that’s true for one New Jersey house,…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 11-17, 2026
Mark Kirschner captured this multi-flaring fireball using on November 29, 2025, at 19:19 EST (00:19 UT on Nov 30)…
NASA’s Lucy Uncovers Ancient Water Clues on a Weirdly Wobbling Asteroid
NASA’s Lucy mission found that asteroid Donaldjohanson is a wobbling, peanut-shaped space rock whose rotation has been gradually…