Penzias and Wilson discover Cosmic Microwave Background radiation, supporting the Big Bang theory. Fr. Hincks now uses ACT ...

(CNN) — A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually be a chunk of the moon that chipped off thousands of years ago.

Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is ...

A couple of asteroids approximately the size of a school bus are set to make close approach with Earth on Tuesday at speeds of more than 25,000 miles per hour. Putting into perspective, Mars is 245.22 ...

Every day, about 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle towards Earth ... ownership while others require mandatory state ownership with no compensation of any kind. New Zealand – along with Canada ...

Additionally, studies on lunar samples returned by the Chang'e-5 mission have provided insights into space weathering processes that affect not only the Moon but also asteroids. The research ...

The mission will utilize an advanced infrared telescope, housed within a specially designed enclosure, to detect and study asteroids and comets that could endanger Earth. NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO ...

“It looks like it hasn’t been in space for very long, maybe just a few thousand years or so.” The discovery sheds light on a rare but growing population of lunar asteroids, which could ...

Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike ... to return to Earth with its samples until 2040. No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part ...

Jan. 29, 2025 — Scientists detected all five nucleobases -- building blocks of DNA and RNA -- in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx ...

Jan. 29, 2025 — Scientists detected all five nucleobases -- building blocks of DNA and RNA -- in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx ...