A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

PT5, initially identified as a near-Earth asteroid, is believed to be a lunar fragment due to its unique orbit and mineral ...

Scientists have found all five nucelobases alongisde minerals essential for life as we know it on the potentially hazardous ...

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation ...

influencing heat transfer in rocks and minerals. Porosity: The measure of void spaces in a material, which affects its ability to hold fluids and its thermal properties. Lithology: The study of ...

Thousands of mysterious clay mounds found on Mars were formed by ancient water on the Red Planet's barren northern plains, ...

The building blocks of DNA have been found in samples returned to Earth from an asteroid, suggesting life rained down from ...

2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...

In a triumph for NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, new findings suggest that tiny bits of rock retrieved from the ...

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of how earthquakes can occur 420 miles deep inside Earth, where extreme pressure and heat ...