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

An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1-percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released ...

YR4's odds jumped to a 1-in-32 chance of impact, though that number will likely fall as the asteroid continues to be monitored.

An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1% chance of striking the Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released on ...

An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1-percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released Tuesday – making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern ...

High-pressure experiments generated the first direct observation of plastic ice, which has qualities of both crystalline ice and liquid water.

Scientists challenge the idea that intelligent life is rare. They argue that evolution follows planetary changes, not random ...

The annual event celebrates the discovery of the little planet with a big heart and other scientific advances at Flagstaff, ...

Looking up at the moon in the night sky, it’s difficult to grasp just how dramatic the topography of its surface really is.

Edinburgh Science Festival is the first and still one of Europe’s biggest science festivals, taking place over the Easter ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

Whether Pluto is officially a planet is the least interesting thing about the runt of the solar system, astronomers will tell you 95 years after the discovery of the fascinating and sometimes ...