Scientists have found an asteroid that might smash into the Earth in December 2032. That's less than eight short years away, ...

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.

More than 3 billion years ago, when the Moon’s volcanic mare (the dark lunar “seas”) were formed, the Moon was rife with ...

Brianna Hauke, a master’s student studying atmospheric science at the University of Wyoming, has been awarded the inaugural Marian H. Rose Research Scholarship from the Society of Physics Students ...

The self-made world-class astronomer and community houses manager talks to PJ TAYLOR about her amazing galactic journey.

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

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

Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the ...

Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth. An ambitious, multinational research project has demonstrated that Earth's biodiversity can be monitored and ...

Scientists used aircraft and satellites to track biodiversity, helping improve conservation and space research.

The area near clouds is often classified as ‘clear sky’, but a new study demonstrates the potential biases of misclassifying ...