The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

Scientists say that a newly discovered space-rock has a chance of colliding with our planet in less than 10 years ...

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Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, is far from a static rock drifting through space. Its complex geology and cryovolcanic activity hint at an active history stretching billions of years.

Asteroids are rocky, airless bodies left over from the formation of the solar system some 4.6 billion years ago. They are ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.

Many are pushing for a mission to collect rocks and dirt from the potentially waterlogged dwarf planet Ceres in the main asteroid belt. Jupiter's moon, Europa, and Saturn's moon, Enceladus ...