On March 15, 1806, a meteorite fell from the sky near the town of Alais, France. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on ...

Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing prospects for asteroid biomining and sustainable resource use. As humans look ...

"Extremophile" bacteria could survive asteroid impacts that are strong enough to launch them into space, suggesting that life ...

NASA confirms the DART mission changed an asteroid system’s orbit around the Sun - the first time humans moved a celestial body in space.

That’s going to leave a dent.

Space is dirty. Filthy. It's littered with asteroids, and rocks, and dust. Some of that material falls to the earth. When it enters the atmosphere, we call it a meteor. If it lands, it's a meteorite.

NASA said earlier this month that an asteroid that at one point had a 4% chance of hitting the moon will miss the lunar ...

The mission without a doubt proves that we could deflect a hazardous asteroid away from Earth — so long as we discover it in ...

New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032.

A rock and a hard place ...

For a brief time, "Asteroid 2024 YR4" was considered to be the most dangerous asteroid discovered in the last 20 years.

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact.