The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s ...

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

In 1908, a 30-meter-wide (98-foot-wide) asteroid struck the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in a remote Siberian forest of Russia, according to the Planetary Society. The event leveled trees and destroyed ...

Gayle Anderson reports on the African American pioneers in the space and aviation industry. This report aired Monday, ...

“The object had a close approach with Earth,” which made it bright enough to be detected in surveys for asteroids, according to the Center for ... asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Jan. 23, 11:27 p.m. PSTThe National Weather Service forecasted a low pressure system “likely” to bring much needed rain to Southern California ... near the Getty Center and Los Angeles ...

Applications will be open February 1, 2025 through April 1, 2025. Selected applicants will be required to attend an in-person group interview on Saturday, April 19, 2025. The California Academy of ...

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There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 of them on an asteroid millions of miles away. The asteroid in question, ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The devastation from the Palisades Fire is shown in an aerial view in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of ...