Did you know that up to 60% of near-Earth objects could be dark comets? These mysterious celestial bodies orbit our sun and ...
Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the ...
Bouncing comets could spread the building blocks for life on other planets in the galaxy, new research suggests. One long-standing theory for how the basic material for life ended up on Earth is that ...
The NEOWISE mission's "huge number of discoveries have expanded our knowledge of asteroids and comets," said Laurie Leshin, ...
Although they didn't find anything, the “null result” is still useful, suggesting a maximum size for dark matter particles.
Carvings at a site in Turkey could depict a devastating ancient comet strike that ushered in the dawn of civilization, a new ...
A new study from U.S. and Brazilian scientists discerns how much “dark earth”—lands cultivated by indigenous peoples known to ...
NEOWISE, NASA's mission dedicated to tracking near-Earth objects, has been decommissioned after over ten years of service.
There's a link between Earth's ocean salinity and its climate. Salinity can have a dramatic effect on the climate of any ...
The Chicxulub event – the giant impact that ended the reign of non-avian dinosaurs, clearing the way for mammalian life to ...
Fifteen years after a launch that was intended to begin just a seven-month mission, NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft has finally shut down.
Stargazers will be able to observe the peak of the largest annual meteor shower on Aug.12-13 this year, according to an ...