Humanity is better prepared than ever before to prevent a large asteroid from crashing into Earth, but there's more work, and ...

Asteroids, comets, and meteors are all small solar system objects, but they differ in composition and behaviour.

In an international study led by Western University and Lowell Observatory, scientists describe a pioneering, integrative ...

Something’s not quite right about the moons of Mars. They are too small — Phobos is 17 miles across, and Deimos is a mere ...

The Earth’s natural resources are enormous but not infinite. A lack of some rare minerals can hinder technological ...