Faint magnetic properties in primitive asteroid fragments suggest an early magnetic field strong enough to shepherd the ...

NASA has received samples of Asteroid Ryugu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The samples were collected by ...

Chinese scientists have built a cat-inspired robot designed to adjust its posture and stick its landing even in low-gravity ...

Could asteroids serve as pathways for life across the Solar System? It's a question that has intrigued researchers and ...

Thankfully, the asteroid was small in size, estimated to be a mere 27 inches in diameter. Scientists expected it to be no ...

We've known for a while that complex chemistry occurs in space. Organic molecules have been detected in cold molecular clouds ...

Imperial College London scientists say microbes on asteroid samples from Japan's Hayabusa 2 mission have down to Earth ...

The sample from the asteroid Ryugu was overrun with Earth-based life forms after they were brought to the planet, scientists ...

Discovery published in Meteoritics & Planetary Science highlights challenge of contamination in space exploration ...

The salt crystals, consisting of rock salt, sodium carbonate, and sodium sulfate, are crucial for understanding the evolution ...

The ISS will deorbit by 2030, marking the end of an era. SpaceX's enhanced Dragon spacecraft will safely control its descent, ...

Earth microbes found in asteroid Ryugu sample after exposure to air Contamination risks highlighted by a study published in a journal Planetary protection protocols ...