Asteroids are usually grouped into three main types based on what they are made of: C-type, S-type and M-type.

Why do we have a special day to celebrate space rocks? On June 30, 1908, a massive explosion over Tunguska in Siberia ...

Utah offers incredible nearby road trips to diverse destinations like Crater Lake and Seattle. Travelers can explore ...

Why read boring paper when you could listen to audio signals beamed into your brain via machine? Now THAT is sci-fi.

Vomit Comet “These measurements give us a look at how this enormous, icy world works,” said lead author Nathan Roth of American University and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. “We’re seeing explosive ...

Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...

A team of researchers has outlined how a new "direct fusion drive" propulsion system could allow us to reach Sedna this ...

Our solar system is a pretty wild place, full of amazing stuff. From the giant Sun to the tiny rocks floating around, there’s ...

Jupiter isn’t alone in this category; Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are also gas giants, though Uranus and Neptune are often ...

Scientists with NASA’s Lucy mission are finally wrapping up the process of refining the data gathered by the spacecraft’s ...

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

S cientists had high hopes for the sample of asteroid Ryugu collected by the Japanese Hayabusa-2 probe. The actual findings ...