In an era when many stargazers are wasting their shooting-star wishes on falling space junk, what blazed across eastern ...

When the solar system formed, a disk of gas and dust orbited the young sun. Over the course of millions of years, the dust ...

A strange meteorite seen over Sri Lanka in late 2012 led to a claim that still sparks debate today. In a controversial paper ...

The Perseids result from Earth passing through debris — bits of ice and rock — left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which last ...

This goes against the previous theory, which has long suggested that Nereid is actually an object captured from the Kuiper ...

Researchers discovered that life leaves behind unique statistical patterns in molecules, potentially offering a new way to ...

WEST LINN, Ore. (KATU) — One of Oregon's claims to fame is the Willamette, the largest meteorite found in the U.S. Long before a farmer found it near West Linn, Ore., in 1902, the indigenous Clackamas ...

Nuclear power plants are safer than many suspect. But putting reactors in space is a concept with a checkered history. One ...

From an affordable Swatch to a watch headed to the Moon in 2026 – these are six top timepieces still in the space race ...

Debris is a growing threat to orbital infrastructure, and it’s only going to get worse as the number of launches increases ...

On May 16, we learned with shock, deep sadness and great emotion of the passing of Jean-Marie Schaller. His name will remain ...

Microorganisms aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have successfully extracted valuable metals from meteorites. Scientists say the technique could offer a new way to support space missions ...