A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, ...

The new study asserts that Earth's ring formed around 466 million years ago, and stuck around for around 40 million years ...

The Earth: a ringed planet, much like Saturn, surrounded by a hula hoop of asteroids. The summit of Mount Everest: a tropical ...

Before they reach the Earth as meteorites, they are called meteors when they enter the atmosphere, lighting up and creating the spectacle popularly known as shooting stars. However, not all ...

Meteors can be pieces of asteroids (which are rocky objects that orbit the Sun) or comets (which are icy bodies with long tails). As comets pass near the Sun, they can leave behind trails of dust and ...

Meteorites entering Earth is a known occurrence ... Scientists have found that Mars has been the origin point of several of those meteors that hit our planet. Severe impact events on the red ...

Meteorites can vary greatly in size. While some are tiny, resembling grains of sand, others can weigh several tons. The ...

Comets and meteors have been raining debris on Earth ... For years scientists had been finding organic compounds in meteorites, but could not rule out the possibility that they were Earth-based ...

Sep. 11, 2024 — Astronomers have achieved a major breakthrough in solar physics by successfully producing detailed maps of the Sun's coronal magnetic fields. This milestone promises to enhance ...

It's Albert's birthday the day after tomorrow, and Darian doesn't know what to get him as a gift. He wants to make sure it's something special and meaningful, but he's running out of ideas. He only ...

What is the Geminids meteor shower? Top tips to watch a meteor shower Meteors, meteorites, asteroids and comets - what's the difference? "The very best views will come in dark rural skies ...