China's Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa ...

Once you remember that the sun also orbits the solar system's common center of mass, it all makes sense. Our sun is wobbling, and this has a huge impact upon the regularity of many of Earth's meteor ...

These meteors are fast-moving and often leave bright streaks across the night sky, visible to the naked eye for anywhere from ...

NASA launched the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, mission on Sept. 8, 2016. It traveled to Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, and ...

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks May 5-6, but clouds could dampen viewing chances. Here's a look at what to know in ...

The Aquarids – sometimes spelled as "Aquariids" – first became active April 19 and are due to peak between May 5 and May 6.

Space junk and meteoroids are falling to Earth every year, posing a growing risk as they re-enter the atmosphere at high speeds. Researchers are using infrasound sensors to track these objects, ...

The Eta Aquarids will peak the evening of May 5 into the pre-dawn hours of May 6, according to NASA. According to NASA's ...

Meteoroids are difficult objects for aerospace ... institutions recently worked together to study such an “artificial meteor” – NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule – as it reentered ...