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Meteorite hunters are combing Ohio for fragments of a space rock that streaked across the sky earlier this week.

Asteroid 16 Psyche, one of the largest and most enigmatic objects in the asteroid belt, is set to be the focal point of ...

A massive crater on asteroid Psyche may hold the key to whether it’s a lost planet’s core or something more complex. New simulations suggest NASA’s upcoming mission could finally solve the mystery.

A mysterious metal-rich asteroid called Psyche has been baffling scientists for over two centuries, and its true origin ...

Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation. Psyche is the 10th ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory are delving into the origins of the asteroid 16 Psyche. Large craters on the asteroid may ...

Roughly 50,000 years ago, a massive iron meteorite slammed into what is now northern Arizona, creating one of the most dramatic impact sites on Earth. The collision carved out a crater more than 4,000 ...

While the discovery of a new tektite strewn field in northeastern Brazil points to a large meteorite impact, geologists have yet to find the crater.

Choosing which of the eight states along Route 66 is the best seems uncharitable, kind of like choosing a favorite child. But heck, I might as ...

Researchers made small, pure samples of the elusive mineral lonsdaleite – also known as hexagonal diamond — and tested its ...