The asteroid, with a diameter of about 950 feet will come close enough to Earth on Friday to warrant astronomers keeping a ...

Earth's atmosphere pulses in sync with the sun's fiery outbursts, indicating it is more sensitive to solar activity than previously thought, according to new research.

HERE’S a question: do you know what happens to pee in space? If yes, urine with a chance of nailing this quiz. If not, you ...

The presence of another planet in the solar system could explain the odd movements of some of the bodies in the Kuiper Belt.

Vesta has a number of characteristics working in its favor when it comes to its visibility in the night sky. For one, it ...

Until now, it has been assumed that Vesta is a protoplanet and has a core. This is contradicted by measurement data that ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a crust, mantle ...

The Solar System is very tidy. You have four rocky planets near the Sun, and four gas giant planets further away. An asteroid belt with a dwarf planet separates the two groups, and many other small ...

The Solar System is very tidy. You have four rocky planets near the Sun, and four gas giant planets further away. An asteroid belt with a dwarf planet separates the two groups, and many other ...

Scientists have found what they are calling the strongest sign yet of possible life beyond our solar system after detecting the chemical footprint of gases in an alien planet's atmosphere that on ...

Learn why carbon-containing meteorites appear to be less "shocked" than expected, missing the effects often seen in a ...