YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of ...

Fossils and genetics are starting to point to life emerging surprisingly soon after Earth formed, when the planet was ...

China on Wednesday began public consultation on new regulations designed to protect its domestic rare earth industry, a ...

The chances that an asteroid hits Earth in 2032 are now at their highest since the object was first discovered, according to ...

When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from ...

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A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, is now the riskiest asteroid ever detected. On Tuesday, NASA calculated that ...

A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than ...

Picture a primordial Earth: a world of muted browns, greys and greens. Fast forward to today, and Earth teems with a ...

Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.

Astronomers say the 2024 YR4 asteroid still has a 97% chance of missing Earth in 2032, but the now 3.1% chance it will hit ...

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger ...