When we eventually mine asteroids, humans and robots will not leave unprotected microbes on the surface. Instead, machines ...

The lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts suggested the moon had a strong magnetic field. A new analysis shows the opposite.

More than 50,000 years ago, a meteor hit Earth and formed what we now call Meteor Crater in northern Arizona. But new ...

Brazilian scientists have discovered glassy fragments, known as tektites, revealing evidence of a massive extraterrestrial impact event that occurred 6.3 million years ago.

A new and exclusive Masters of the Universe Origins figure is coming soon from Mattel with the Rock People Leader: Stonedar ...

Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds. Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.

A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...

“This study demonstrates that eggshell biocalcite from non-avian dinosaurs, birds, and other egg-laying vertebrates has the ...

According to Space.com and Cornell University, NASA astronauts conducted a microbe-based meteorite mining experiment aboard the International Space Station to study mineral extraction in microgravity.

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

The light wasn't the first thing people noticed. It was the noise. Earlier this year, people in parts of Indiana and ...