A small, inconspicuous meteorite may be about to change our understanding of how and when our solar system formed. Tiny shavings from the meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 are challenging the long-held ...

Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

The probe's first encounter will be with the asteroid Eurybates in August 2027. According to NASA, Lucy will conduct four ...

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

The small meteor lit up the night sky on Thursday and may have landed as meteorites across a vast area of the west Highlands.

The remnants of a meteor that lit up British skies on Thursday may have landed on Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain. The ...

Scientists at ESA have spotted A11pl3Z, a possible interstellar object near Jupiter. Though it’s heading towards Earth, ...

World Asteroid Day is observed every year on June 30 to raise awareness about asteroids and the potential hazards they pose ...

Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...