NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, ...

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of ...

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see ...

Dust and other debris would rise into the atmosphere on Bennu striking Earth, blocking out the Sun and cooling the planet to ...

New research suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for photosynthesis.

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track<a ...

This week, see what makes loggerhead sea turtles “dance,” track a cosmic “ghost particle,” uncover an ancient basilica, and more.

The Trump administration has proposed that the U.S. receive 50% ownership of Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as repayment for ...

A new study reveals that the Earth's inner core is undergoing a structural transformation. A new study by USC scientists, ...

The Tigers failed to acquire Gold Glove third baseman Alex Bregman in free agency, giving Detroit general manager Scott Harris a chance to pop off.

Sources tells NBC News that Trump administration suggested US troops could be deployed to safeguard mineral resources if ...