Two new studies show that the majority of meteorites originate from just one family of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.

Until now, only 6% of meteorites had a known source, but now we can trace the origin of more than 70% of these rocks.

NASA has created a contingency plan to protect Earth from large asteroids, which includes the use of nuclear explosions as a ...

A rare double feature over the Philadelphia region on Oct. 16 to Oct. 17, 2024, as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS dazzles in the ...

Our planet’s surface is littered with debris from the skies — and researchers have found that most come from only a few ...

Robin George Andrews specializes in covering Earth, space and planetary sciences. He has a Ph.D. in volcanology and is the author of two nonfiction books, Super Volcanoes and How to Kill an Asteroid.

Just a few smashups in the asteroid belt may account for 70 percent of Earth’s meteorites, limiting what’s known about our solar system’s history.

A spacecraft shot stunning photographs of Earth from nearly one million miles away on its route to a pulverized asteroid. The ...

New advanced imagery reveals the existence of a second impact following the event associated with the extinction of the ...

Because the experiment was done here on Earth, rather than in space, the team also had to ensure that the targets were in ...

There aren’t as many potentially hazardous asteroids lurking near Earth as previously thought, according to a new study.

ESA's Hera spacecraft captured farewell views of Earth and the moon as it sails away into space to investigate the asteroid ...