Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

The ultraviolet auroras were imaged by NASA's Juno probe on a brief flyby. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Scientists uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil—a rare type of natural glass forged in the aftermath of meteorite ...

A new study proposes that a crash between Titan and another moon spawned Hyperion and, much later, destabilized Saturn’s inner moons into rings.

Asteroid impacts may catapult life from one planet to another, as new research claims that hardy bacteria can survive the ...

After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon.

Asteroid impacts are common across the solar system. Large craters cover many planets and moons, especially Mars. Scientists ...

Helium-3 dating reveals new plankton species emerged within thousands—and sometimes just 2,000—years after the dinosaur-killing impact, showing life recovered far faster than assumed.

There are only a few known fields of tektites in the entire world, and scientists just found another in Brazil.

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new ...

Icy moons circling the outer planets may be far more dynamic—and explosive—than they appear. New research suggests that when ...

A total lunar eclipse kicks off March. Jupiter is well placed most of the night, while Venus shines brilliantly and Uranus is ...