Experts from the University of Oxford now think that the rocky material which built our planet had the elements it needed to ...

Scientists have long questioned whether an early Earth could have contained the appropriate hydrogen and oxygen on its own to ...

If future Mars colonizers want to survive without pressure suits, they’ll need to generate a denser atmosphere. One way to ...

Only the hardy carbon-rich asteroids make it to Earth, after surviving the Sun’s heat and the fiery burnup that occurs when ...

Although asteroids make for splashy headlines, the likelihood of them creating a humanity-ending event is very unlikely.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the ...

Let’s talk space rocks, folks. The placement and movement of planets and constellations in the birth chart offer insights ...

NASA is set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system's most enticing space rocks.

Of all the asteroids that become meteoroids by striking Earth's surface, only 4% contain abundant carbon. But scientists know ...

An Oxford study suggests Earth’s water may be native, challenging the idea that asteroids brought water to Earth after the ...