The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has astronomers stumped with its bizarre sun-facing tail and weird composition. But it's also ...

Chinese scientists analysing lunar soil have discovered rare meteorite fragments believed to come from beyond the inner Solar ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Where do we come from? How did our planet form? How do we know about the history of our solar system? You can explore these universal questions in ...

In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks of life in the solar ...

Eugene Shoemaker, the founder of astrogeology, dedicated his life to understanding planetary formation through impacts. His ...

A rare visitor from another star system has been spotted. It's the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and it was detected on July 1 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS ...

Pluto isn't just a distant ice ball; it's turning out to be a fascinating example of planetary geology. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit ...

Mars has always captivated the imagination, blending fascination and mystery. Occasionally, released images reveal unusual ...

A tiny meteorite is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about the origins of our solar system. New evidence found in shavings from a meteorite known as Northwest Africa 12264 — a 50-gram (1.8 ...

Bill McKinnon shares his story of a career spent studying the geology and geophysics of icy worlds beyond our own. McKinnon, ...

The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed ...