There is a NASA facility in Cleveland? You might be surprised to know it operated prior to the more famous sites in ...

Ancient Moon dust, meteorite traces and Apollo samples are helping NASA scientists rethink where Earth’s water truly came ...

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...

New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite bombardment over 4 billion years could only have delivered a tiny fraction of Earth’s ...

In late 2025, scientists reported that for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on ...

NASA research using Apollo lunar regolith data refines the Moon’s impact record and places limits on meteorite contributions to Earth’s water over geologic time.

NASA Artemis 2 moon mission remains on track as crew members enter quarantine in Texas to avoid exposure to illness. SLS ...

Earlier research held that meteorite impacts from the solar system's early days were a major source of Earth's water.

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a ...

A new NASA study of its Apollo lunar soils clarifies the Moon’s record of meteorite impacts and timing of water delivery.