A surprising effect was discovered through a collaborative study by researchers from TU Wien and institutions in Croatia, ...

A spectacular new study suggests that colossal bursts from dead stars, known as magnetar flares, could be behind some of the ...

Several space missions have flown by asteroids before and gotten a peek at their compositions, but bringing a sample back to Earth is even more helpful for scientists. The most informative analyses ...

New missions with seismometers are needed to map potential water layers across the rest of the planet. Future rovers or ...

The InSight probe has recorded meteorite impacts and a Mars quake. An analysis of the data points to a water reservoir deep ...

Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the U.

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the Red ...

Like meteors, space junk travels at vast speeds as it travels through the atmosphere and it begins burning up spectacularly.

Residents in Western Australia have been stunned by a “fireball” meteor that lit up the skies, even taking astronomers by surprise.