The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many ...

Astronomers have captured a new image of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 1 in 48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

Firefly Aerospace 's moon-bound spacecraft has provided the closest thing to a reflecting pool in space, showing Earth as an ...

A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.

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

Seismic wave data previously suggested the Earth’s hot inner core is slowing its spin. Now, researchers say it’s also ...

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

A nearly 98 percent chance it won’t hit us is pretty good. Second, while that’s definitely a massive rock, it’s not like a ...