A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more ...

Over half a million households will be forced to fit a smart meter or face higher bills within six months when the BBC switches off a 40-year-old radio service. Around 600,000 energy customers on ...

Artist’s conception of the K2-360 system, showing the ultra-dense super-Earth K2-360 b (red) in its extremely close orbit around its Sun-like star, with the more distant companion K2-360 c (blue) in ...

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This effect was more pronounced in wary wolves, whose radius of comfort extended to 600 meters from the busiest trails. Thompson says these "zones of influence" caused by people are much larger ...

Kagoshima, Japan - December 27, 2024 [Note: no sound] Sakurajima volcano erupted on December 27, 2024, sending a towering plume of ash and smoke 2200 meters above the crater. The eruption ...

Satellite images of Earth at night have been a curiosity for the public and a tool of fundamental research for at least 25 years. They have provided a broad, beautiful picture, showing how humans have ...

D.C. (a destructive radius of about 7.5 miles). It is for this reason that North Korea’s recent claim of achieving hydrogen bomb capabilities is so very worrisome. After the crash, the United ...