Samples returned from the Hayabusa2 mission provides invaluable insights into the formation and evolution of our solar system.

2.5 to 4 billion years ago, a time known as the Archean eon, Earth’s weather could often be described as cloudy with a chance of asteroids.

In addition to gathering data on hundreds of known objects, this survey revealed 461 previously undetected objects.

The huge comet or minor planet, which astronomers are calling 'the coolest thing we've found', is expected to reach Saturn in 2031

It forever changed history when it crashed into Earth about 66 million years ago. The Chicxulub impactor left behind a crater off the coast