A new international study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals that the boundaries between geological ...

Asteroids have long been described as the leftover pieces from the solar system’s early construction. They are like the ...

While initial studies and reports indicated that glaciers on Mars were composed mainly of rock and dust, recent planetary ...

Space weathering expert Michelle Thompson OSIRIS-REx reveals why some gray asteroids reflect light at different wavelengths, like red or blue, more strongly. These results help shed light onto the ...

Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results ...

The task helps them survey the vast landscapes of the universe — from the Earth to the moon — in a space known as the Heat ...

After analyzing images taken by a CubeSat that flew past the DART mission's collision with asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, NASA ...

The discussion underscored how citizen scientists, by contributing thousands of data points from around the world, are ...

Oregon State University researchers tested a quadruped robot at White Sands National Park, showing it can scout terrain and ...

Tucson planetary scientist Faith Vilas is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Gerard P. Kuiper Prize from the American ...

"One of the things that we're able to do now that wasn't possible in the '70s, when the museum first opened, is to create ...