Tiny grains of dust from asteroid Bennu are reshaping how scientists think life’s ingredients formed in space.

Amino acids, the building blocks necessary for life, were previously found in samples of 4.6-billion-year-old rocks from an asteroid called Bennu, delivered to Earth in 2023 by NASA's OSIRIS-REx ...

On February 9, 1913, hundreds of fireball meteors rained down on North America for no apparent reason. This strange event is known as the Great Meteor Procession of 1913. With typical meteor showers, ...

The Alpha Centaurid meteor shower will peak on 8 2026. Best visible from southern skies, it offers shooting stars and ...

From February 8th to February 28th, the night sky is going to be full of stunning events. Witness events like annual solar ...

As the New START treaty curbing the US and Russian nuclear weapons programs expires, the work we do here in the red centre ...

In an Australian crater, researchers have unearthed a very rare type of zircon, a semi-precious stone typically used in jewelry. This mineral is known as ...

The Alpha Centaurids are active between January 31 and February 20, with peak activity on February 8. Stargazers can witness a chain of bluish or yellowish-white streaks of fire at around six meteors ...

A rare carbonaceous meteorite discovered in the Western Sahara has captured the attention of scientists for containing grains ...

Keen observers reported a "massive, bright orange meteor" streaking across the sky, but one astronomer says it was likely to be space debris from a Starlink satellite.

The celestial events in 2026 promise to be a treat, with mesmerising displays of blood moons, planet parades, eclipses, and ...