Every year, we shoot several thousand satellites and other objects out into space. When satellites die, they become space ...

Think of it this way: only around 10,000 decently sized meteorites slam into Earth per year. Meanwhile, the planet is ...

Experiments show amino acids can cling to interstellar dust, survive heating, and reach planets - supporting a cosmic origin ...

When I pulled my bed away from the wall to clear the space for the painters, I noticed copious amounts of dust on the carpet and a boatload of dust bunnies clinging to the wall. The wall area, carpet, ...

New research has found that amino acids, the building blocks of life, may have traveled to Earth on interstellar dust grains, ...

Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.

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UPDATE: IMAP successfully launched around 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 24. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, a scientific instrument from Colorado is scheduled to launch into space from NASA’s Kennedy Space ...

Astronomers found an interstellar "tunnel" - a cosmic channel that connects our solar system to distant stars, according to a ...

NASA scientists are investigating an unexplained energy burst from 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet emitting unusual gases and ...

Dust is many things. At its most elemental, dust is a blend of dead skin, hair, fibers from clothing and other textiles, soil, pollen, dander, insect corpses, dust mites. Dust can be a health hazard, ...

This image set showcases three views of the Butterfly Nebula, featuring an optical and near-infrared view from Hubble (left and middle) and the latest Webb/ALMA image. “We were able to see both cool ...