Plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought—and may be a big ...

At 11:14am EST, a very small (#asteroid will impact Earth's atmosphere and create a harmless fireball over eastern Russia's ...

Researchers have found that water on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has a similar molecular signature to the water in ...

The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects—some of which could strike the ...

The stadium-sized asteroid 2020 XR is due to make its closest approach to Earth on record early on Dec. 4, and the encounter ...

The asteroid, which has the temporary designation C0WEPC5, has now become the 4th "imminent impactor" discovered in 2024, ...

Astronomers have spotted a 70-centimetre asteroid that is set to hit the atmosphere above northern Siberia at 4.15 pm GMT, ...

Astronomers spotted a 70-centimetre asteroid hours before it hit the atmosphere above northern Siberia, making a fireball in ...

A study suggests ancient hot springs, like Yellowstone's, may have supported reactions crucial for the birth of life on our ...

A new study may have figured out how life on Earth actually began, and it all has to do with ancient hot springs.

On Tuesday, a tiny, harmless asteroid was detected early before it was expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere over Siberia ...

Scientists say cometary dust affects interpretation of spacecraft measurements, reopening the case for comets as potential ...