In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...

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Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate ...

An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

On Dec. 27, 1984, a Mars meteorite was found in Antarctica. The meteorite, known as Allan Hills 84001, was found in Allan ...

A meteor explosion has been captured from space for the first time ever, thanks to a team aboard the International Space ...

Your first major opportunity to spot shooting stars and bright fireballs in 2026 arrives overnight tonight with the peak of ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak overnight between Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, offering a brief but intense burst of meteors.

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When Kate Middleton handled a small piece of rock at London’s Natural History Museum she became one of the few people on ...