Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

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.

If an extraterrestrial civilization existed with technology comparable to ours, would they be able to detect Earth?

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

No, or at least not because of the 2024 YR asteroid. First off, there is currently only about a one-in-43 chance that this ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

Researchers found How Violent Events During Earth's Formation Led to the Scarcity of Moderately Volatile Elements (MVE) Like ...

Earth received water toward the final stages of its formation. This reshapes understanding of the conditions needed for life.

Mercury joins the night sky to complete a seven-planet alignment just after sunset for the end of February. Saturn leaves our ...

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

Earliest inner solar system planetesimals shaped the inventory of moderately volatile elements in terrestrial planets.