Infrared sensors on the ground detected the heat signature of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s sample-return capsule when it slammed into the atmosphere at more than 45,000 km/h (27,650 mph), at 8:42 a.m.

When it comes to outer space, there is no such thing as useless. Scientists will dig up even the tiniest fragment of stardust ...

Australian National University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. In May 2020, some unusual rocks containing distinctive greenish crystals were found in the Erg Chech sand sea, a ...

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Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock's origins in the outer reaches of our solar system. When you ...

A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest ...

It’s only a matter of time before humans begin extracting resources in large quantities from space, and we need to protect a portion of our solar system as wilderness before that happens, says Tony ...

In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically ...