In a fragment of rock no heavier than a paperclip, scientists have found molecules that could rewrite humanity’s ...

Four near-Earth asteroids are set to make close approaches to Earth within a 24-hour period, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed. Scientists stress that all four objects will pass ...

The same geomagnetic storm that makes aurora sightings likely can disrupt power systems, navigation signals, and satellites.

Even though the shower begins tonight, the peak night will be December 13–14. This is when you will see the most meteors.

The Geminids return with near-perfect viewing conditions, offering skywatchers up to 150 meteors an hour under dark December ...

Next weekend you can catch one of the best meteor showers of the year. It’s the annual Geminid meteor shower, and if the ...

What is “gum”? Most people have probably never considered this question, and might answer something like a chewy material you ...

Several sugars have been found on a sample of the asteroid Bennu, which may provide scientists with clues about our early ...

The light shows keep coming in 2026. Here's a calendar of full moons, supermoons, eclipses and meteor showers over California.

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...

Scientists discovered ribose — in addition to “all five nucleobases used to construct both DNA and RNA” — on asteroid Bennu, ...