A 1-in-83 chance of an impact represented a 1.2% chance of an impact. That meant there was a 98.8% that 2024 YR4 would miss ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

NASA scientists have been tracking an alarming acceleration in landslides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in California, where ...

That was the calculus that led those seeking to legalize recreational marijuana to hold back until 2016, and those looking to ...

The European climate service Copernicus says the world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly ...

Ukraine is home to roughly 5% of the world's mineral resources, with rich deposits of titanium, uranium, iron, manganese and lithium -- as well as oil and gas.

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

Sea ice loss has far-reaching effects on the planet because the ice helps regulate Earth’s climate ... Sea Ice Today is produced by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), which is part of the ...

An international group of scientists, led by King's College London, has revealed how continued global warming will lead to ...