Astronomers are getting prepared for the chance to see "the most energetic lunar impact event ever recorded in human history" ...

The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) monitored asteroid Dimorphos post-NASA DART impact. See the evolution ...

Representative examples of 2D XRD images and microscopic images for selected enstatite grains in enstatite chondrites in the research. Enstatite chondrites (ECs) formed under extreme reducing ...

A quiet hillside in southern China holds the mark of something that arrived with enormous force from far beyond our planet. The Jinlin crater, tucked into the low mountains of Guangdong Province, ...

A massive meteor struck near Manson, Iowa, 74 million years ago, creating the U.S.'s largest impact crater and reshaping the ...

An autumn meteor shower yearly responsible for “Halloween fireballs” may pose a small impact threat to Earth. But scientists have the sky under surveillance. Here’s what to know. What is the Taurid ...

Ancient Moon dust, meteorite traces and Apollo samples are helping NASA scientists rethink where Earth’s water truly came ...

Research using Apollo samples indicates late meteorite impacts were unlikely to be the main source of Earth’s water.