Asteroids are usually grouped into three main types based on what they are made of: C-type, S-type and M-type.

A team of researchers has outlined how a new "direct fusion drive" propulsion system could allow us to reach Sedna this ...

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What can Earth-sized exoplanets teach scientists about the formation and evolution of exoplanets throughout the cosmos? This is what a study recently posted to the arXiv preprint server hopes to ...

A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu has revealed djerfisherite, a mineral that normally forms in scorching, oxygen-poor settings ...