While much of Perseverance's work focuses on ancient rocks that record Mars' long-lost rivers and lakes, megaripples offer a ...

The far side of the Moon has long been a blank space in humanity’s geological record, but China has just filled in a crucial ...

Three young peregrine falcons stand alert in their nest on a cliff in the Moravian Karst. Surrounded by rugged rocks and wild ...

Dust returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission reveals rare, water-rich CI chondrite meteorite fragments—found on the Moon for ...

The final major meteor shower of the year peaks this weekend. The Ursids meteor shower will be most visible on Sunday night into early Monday morning, when keen observers can expect to see five to ten ...

The last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon, bringing glowing streaks to nighttime and early ...

Often overlooked because of the Geminids and their proximity to the winter holiday season, the Ursids can still produce ...

Researchers are keeping an eye on the building-sized asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon seven years from now.

The Geminids tend to be the strongest meteor shower of the year. It is also the one major shower that provides good activity ...

Scientists had stumbled on the dusty debris from two cosmic crashes. Massive space rocks slammed together to create clouds of ...

Mountain permafrost is warming and thawing worldwide due to climate change, with ground temperature being a key control of ...

The Ursids peak Sunday night into Monday morning and will be visible until Dec. 26 from the Northern Hemisphere. Skygazers ...