Scientists have long debated the origin of the organic material found on Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt.

Prepare to get schooled If you have kids in school, or even if you don’t, you’ve probably realized that there’s a lot about ...

AI analysis suggests Ceres' organics came from asteroid impacts Study finds no link between organic molecules and cryovolcanism Slow asteroid collisions may have preserved organic materials ...

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an "ocean world" with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings based on data ...

Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, is far from a static rock drifting through space. Its complex geology and cryovolcanic activity hint at an active history stretching billions of years.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale of rock, ice and water that hints at how life could have formed on Earth.

Astronomy doesn’t stop. On Christmas Day 2024 researchers made a significant discovery with the identification of a 196-foot asteroid hurtling towards earth. The space rock is currently around ...

Is an asteroid set to collide with Earth in 2032? Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) say they have spotted a space rock that could smash into the Earth. While the ...

A newly-discovered 100 metre wide asteroid heading towards Earth has triggered a planetary defence response group. Spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid - designated ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more ...