While Earth was famously hit by a meteor that killed off the dinosaurs, many others have also hit our planet, many of them ...

On Friday, 13, 2029, Earth will have a fascinating and intimidating visitor in the form of the "God of Destruction" asteroid Apophis. The asteroid — named after the Egyptian serpent god of chaos and ...

The upcoming close approach to our planet presents a rare opportunity for scientists to study a space rock of its size. Ariana is the assistant news editor of Chron. Her stories focus on space, ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life. When you ...

It's kind of scary to think that all life on Earth is just a flimsy and invisible magnetic field away from total annihilation. It is this thing that keeps solar particles at bay, preventing our planet ...