A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists ...

Bennu’s highly unlikely impact with Earth—which could happen in 157 years—could cause a global winter and drought, modeling ...

It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one ...

Pop culture is rife with depictions of asteroids on a collision course with Earth. The idea of a celestial body heading right ...

The Earth is on alert. Both the European Space Agency (ESA) and the US agency (NASA) have mobilized their observation and tracking systems to be on alert for what asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

A NASA mission collected the sample and brought it back in 2023, and scientists have found traces of ancient brine that contains minerals that are the raw ingredients of life.

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

NASA has released new images of a 'city-destroying' asteroid hurtling through space. This asteroid has a ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

YR4 reaches level 3 on the Torino Scale, giving it a 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Judge issues nationwide ...

That's good news for NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing side later this ...