On December 22nd, 2032, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4 percent chance of actually striking the Moon. If it does, it will release ...

For the Moon itself, the story is different. The Moon has far less water than Earth, but for such a dry world it’s important.

Venus could experience a dramatic meteor shower this summer, the result of the breaking apart of a nearby asteroid that has ...

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

There's a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by ...

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 ...

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a ...

A new NASA study of its Apollo lunar soils clarifies the Moon’s record of meteorite impacts and timing of water delivery.

A NASA study shows that meteorites delivered only a small amount of water to Earth over the past four billion years.

A new NASA study using Apollo lunar soil samples challenges a long-held theory. It suggests meteorites were not the primary ...

We might be craving comfort. The Moon sets off these desires when she steps into Taurus at 1:05 PM EST, reminding us to slow ...