The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT), passing just under ...

"Asteroids are 'bits of a planet that didn't happen' that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt," ...

Wildfires are already changing as a result of climate change but we don’t know what will happen as our planet gets even ...

NASA's Dawn mission communicated with Earth for the last time, ending its exploration of Ceres and Vesta, the two largest ...

This asteroid, named 2024 XA1, is only the 11th object we have ever managed to detect before it entered our planet's ...

XA1, struck Earth on Dec. 3, 2024, burning up over Siberia. It's the 11th detected before impact. No damage was reported.

Scientists have revived the theory that short-period comets could have played a crucial role in filling Earth's oceans with ...

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's ...

Panyushkina and her team at the University of Arizona carefully dissected individual tree rings from ancient wood samples ...

NASA's NEOWISE mission contributed to planetary defense efforts with its research to catalog near-Earth objects.

An immersive exhibit at the Natural History Museum allows visitors to experience how the world will look in 2125.

Plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought—and may be a big ...