Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.

The inclusion of diverse perspectives enables better science. A recent article in C&EN highlights some challenges of being ...

Tim McCoy, right, and Cari Corrigan, meteorite researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, look at images of asteroid Bennu samples taken by a scanning electron microscope.

Scientists poring over a sample brought back from the asteroid Bennu have detected ... earlier and more widely in the solar system than previously thought. The new research helps build the case that ...

(Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex leaves the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on June 7, 2023 (AFP via Getty Images) In a statement read outside court on ...