What would happen if a 500-meter asteroid hit Earth? Scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics modeled the aftermath, ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

A NASA satellite that suddenly reappeared after going silent gets credit for the remarkable discovery—a pair of temporary ...

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

A solar farm has been proposed for green belt land near a village ... security measures such as deer-proof fencing and a CCTV system to ensure safety, the Local Democracy Service reports.

Asteroid 2024 WY70 is about 820 feet (250 ... Scientists study asteroids to learn about the formation of our solar system, the origin of life, and how to use asteroids as resources.

This may explain the strange properties of the orbits of our solar system's planets, which are not quite perfectly circular, and all lie on slightly different planes. NASA artist’s conception of ...

Couldn’t we all do with a little stress reduction? Especially since all seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment.