The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

For now, life thrives on our oxygen-rich planet. But Earth’s atmosphere won’t always be so welcoming. In fact, scientists ...

In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, ...

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

Since a potentially hazardous asteroid was detected in December, tens of others objects have come close to Earth.

Although the Earth’s been decidedly blue for 600 million years, rising populations of phytoplankton caused by rising ...

The chances of Asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have increased. Here's what that means, and where the potential impact zone ...

For example, Jupiter is the most massive planet in our solar system. It’s so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths. So it ...

Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to ...