Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Situated roughly 10,000 light-years from Earth, the planet lacks a parent star and instead drifts solo through space.

Astronomers have just confirmed for the first time the existence of a "rogue planet"—a world drifting in space without being ...

When scientists cracked open the first grains from asteroid Bennu, they expected a time capsule of rock and dust. What they ...

While millions flock to the neon embrace of Las Vegas, this geological masterpiece sits in eastern Nevada, putting on a daily performance that outshines any Cirque du Soleil production – and without a ...

A giant impact on the early Earth could have brought the building blocks of RNA to our planet, which new research suggests ...