Not long ago, the idea of mining in space sounded like something out of a sci-fi novel. But today, it’s a field that ...

A passing star has been discovered that could cause chaos in the Solar System, sending Earth flying out of orbit.

China has launched the Tianwen-2 spacecraft, embarking on a mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid near Mars. According ...

China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft launched on Tuesday (May 28), kicking off a bold mission to grab a sample of one of Earth's ...

China launches spacecraft to collect samples from asteroid near Mars - China's space agency says the mission aims to ‘yield ...

This summer, a mission originally named in Zheng He's honor but now known as Tianwen-2 will propel China deeper into space ...

China's space agency has launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from a pair of asteroids near Mars.

an object that inhabits an asteroid-like orbit but whose visual features closely mirror a comet. Discovered by PanSTARRS in August 2013, it measures 1,570 ft (480 m) in diameter — larger than a ...

New research challenges the long-held belief that asteroid Vesta is a protoplanet. Scientists at Michigan State University ...

China launched its first mission to retrieve asteroid samples, a significant step in the country's ambitious space program.

Pollen, often seen as a mere allergen, acts as a natural time capsule, preserving Earth's environmental history. From ...

China launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen-2, in the early hours of Thursday, an endeavour to shed ...