NASA has good news about asteroid 2024 YR4. New observations taken overnight on February 19-20 have lowered the chance that ...

The giant-impact hypothesis posits that billions of years ago a Mars-sized body named Theia collided with the early Earth.

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...

Since the Moon does not have an atmosphere like the Earth to slow down asteroids, a potential impact by the giant space rock could create a crater hundreds of metres wide, ejecting debris into space.

As NASA plans to establish a permanent Moon base via its Artemis program, it is looking to avoid the dangers of lunar ...

Two gargantuan canyons on the moon were carved by a hailstorm of rocks — and that’s good news for future lunar astronauts.

Two Irvine teens won the 2024 Dragon Kim Challenge. Ashima Sharma and Vedant Dayal, both 16 and students at the Orange County ...

Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...

Boeing informed its employees working on NASA's Artemis program that it was preparing for as many as 400 layoffs connected to ...

Vallis Schrödinger, Vallis Planck formed in minutes after impact Lunar debris traveled at speeds over 4,600 km/h, study finds Astronauts may find ancient lunar samples in the impact zone ...

Global Partnerships and Programs is pleased to announce the International Short-Term Visitor Grants. These grants are designed to bring distinguished visitors to Purdue University. GPP will provide up ...

Global Partnerships and Programs is pleased to announce the International Travel Grants. These grants are designed to invest in global engagement that supports a faculty member’s international ...