Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
The long-ignored continent of Zealandia has now been mapped and officially recognized as Earth’s eighth continent. Stretching ...
Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...
A groundbreaking discovery has revealed an unexplained heat source on the Moon’s far side. Linked to an enormous granite ...
Dengue Boy,’ a book about a humanoid mosquito taking his revenge in the dying years of planet Earth, is unsettling and ...
Bennu’s highly unlikely impact with Earth—which could happen in 157 years—could cause a global winter and drought, modeling ...
Bennu has a diameter of roughly 500 meters (1,640 feet) and has a 1 in 2,700 chance of hitting our planet in September 2182.
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
One photographer put the age of starlight into perspective with stunning projections on some of Earth's oldest rock ...
By exploring Yellowstone's geothermal springs, scientists discovered the microbes that reveal how life adapted to harsh conditions billions of years ago.
Water, one of the essential ingredients for life on Earth, did not appear on the planet until after the moon-forming event, a new study claims ...