Imagine a massive meteor crashing into Earth, but this one isn’t from our solar system. A new study, recently uploaded to the ...

Meteor impacts are one of the few natural disasters that can arrive without warning, crossing the final kilometers of atmosphere in seconds. When scientists talk about the likeliest place on Earth for ...

This year, the internet has taken great interest in 3I/ATLAS — only the third interstellar object ever detected, though also the third since 2017. (The overwhelming scientific consensus suggests ...

This action movie standby gets way more entertaining when you imagine it running on the same unreliable tech the rest of us ...

Welcome to Yuma, where the sun shines so much that even the cacti wear sunglasses. This southwestern Arizona city sits right on the California border, making it perfect for folks who want desert ...

In a state blessed with an embarrassment of natural riches, Oracle State Park stands out not for being the biggest or most famous attraction, but for offering something increasingly rare in our busy ...

Potential impactors are most likely to have low velocities and the highest likelihood of hitting Earth during the winter.

An asteroid could wipe out humanity, but it's unlikely. Near-misses are more common than impacts, though planetary defence is ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

The probe flew 3,438 kilometres above Earth during its swing. It moved closer than several high-orbit satellites circling the ...

The quiet arrival offers another indication that the sun is moving into the declining phase of its 11-year cycle.

At 900 meters, the giant crater in southern China is three times larger than the previous Holocene recorder holder.