It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...

Most of Earth’s water likely came from the planet’s original building blocks, new research has found. A NASA study analysing lunar soil samples from the Apollo missions has shed fresh light on the ...

They thought they were standing on a hill. It was a crater all along. For years, no one believed a meteor could do this much damage. But when they finally looked closer, the truth couldn’t be buried ...

Earlier research held that meteorite impacts from the solar system's early days were a major source of Earth's water.

Mikel Brown Jr. returned to Earth with all the subtlety of a meteor crash. A week after saving Louisville with 20 points ...

Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite bombardment over 4 billion years could only have delivered a tiny fraction of Earth’s ...

How Earth got its water may trace back to its original building blocks. Apollo Moon soil shows meteorites added only a small ...

The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

Another development to look forward to. The post Earth’s Lower Orbit Could Rapidly Collapse, Scientists Warn appeared first ...

Now, scientists have devised a clever new way to predict where the pieces may land.