In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes awry, Josh Sims looks at how close we really are to extracting rare minerals from the many celestial bodies above us.

Meteorites are primarily stony chondrites, but also include iron-rich achondrites and pallasites. Studying meteors provides ...

This activity is connected to a fast-moving coronal mass ejection, or CME, that left the Sun on Friday. According to SWPC’s ...