Scientists from MIT explore how life could exist without water, using ionic liquids in extreme planetary environments.

A meteorite that plummeted into the roof and living room of a house in McDonough, Georgia, has now been found to be 20 ...

What are the odds that a meteorite would fall on you? According to an astronomer’s estimations, they are 1 in 700,000. Until recently, there was no evidence that such an incident had ever occurred.

Lab experiments show 'ionic liquids' can form through common planetary processes and might be capable of supporting life even ...

Scott Manley examines the top ten most astonishing asteroids ever documented, from rare binary systems to objects with ...

Try to find a spot at least somewhat away from the light pollution in Delaware County to enjoy the celestial treat.

Additional pieces of the meteorite can be viewed at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, where it will be publicly displayed.

The most popular meteor shower of the summer is about to peak in California. During the Perseid meteor shower, dozens of bright, fast-moving meteors zip across the night sky. The dazzling display of ...

Alien life could exist on hot, rocky planets, sustained not by water but by a type of salty fluid, new research suggests.

This summer, the labs, observatory, and lecture halls of the Umbeck Science and Mathematics Center at Knox College are seeing ...

A meteorite "crash landed" in Georgia on June 26. Particles that tore through the roof of a home in Henry County, Georgia, 31 miles southeast of Atlanta, were donated to a planetary geologist at the ...

People residing in the Golden State have the best chances of witnessing asteroids and meteors dash across the night sky, according to sports betting website Action Network. The website recently ranked ...