The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.
YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of ...
Resilience, a lunar lander built by Japanese company ispace, zoomed within a mere 5,220 miles (8,400 kilometers) of the moon ...
The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...
Our planet’s history is one of extreme climate cycles that repeat across time, with insights into the Earth’s previous ...
The gas giant WASP 121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the solar system, mapping its 3D structure for the first ...
"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.
Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar system was the only planetary system known to humans. We had no proof other ...
Russia talks in Saudi Arabia—without Ukraine's participation—give a glimpse at how Trump may handle a crisis over Taiwan.
In pursuit of empire and domination, of territorial conquest or racial and religious supremacy, wars stand as a stubborn ...