NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

The highest potential for naturally occurring hydrogen is in the Midcontinent Rift system, which runs through central parts ...

Valentine's Day could bring a dazzling display of the northern lights for stargazers in some parts of the U.S.

Discover the extraordinary Einstein ring discovered by the Euclid space telescope. A perfect ring of light encircling galaxy ...

There is a “mismatch” between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

To see the northern lights in Colorado, a KP index of 5 or higher is usually needed. The KP index measures geomagnetic ...

Google Maps started as a project called Where 2 in 2004 by a Sydney-based team and quickly evolved into the beloved ...

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

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been used to discover Earth-size planet TOI 700 e. It is "orbiting within the habitable zone of its star – the range of distances where liquid ...

Google appears to be preparing support for "time zone change" notifications on Android which may end up coming with Android ...

Earth’s innermost layer is a hot, solid ball of metal surrounded by a liquid metal outer core. For decades, planetary scientists suspected that the solid inner core deformed over time as it spun.

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