Asteroid could hit Earth and spark global winter as year of 'impact' pinpointed
Dust and other debris would rise into the atmosphere on Bennu striking Earth, blocking out the Sun and cooling the planet to ...
NASA’s asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth’s defense
REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...
New Book Reveals Why We Need An Exoplanet Reality Check
Is Earth really exceptional?  A new book seems to reaffirm that notion.  But given the right conditions, primitive life may be a mere byproduct of biophysics.
Scientist gives chilling update on the 'city-destroying' asteroid heading towards Earth - and warns NASA has left it too late to deflect it
Dr Robin George Andrews, a volcanologist and author based in London, warns that 'we might not be able to stop 2024 YR4'.
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In our cosmic neighborhood, space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of light around galaxy
READ MORE: The Bennu asteroid reveals clues to how the building blocks ... The faraway galaxy creating the ring is more than ...
First words decoded from burnt scrolls that haven’t been read in nearly 2,000 years
This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features ...
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What If Bennu Hit Earth? Scientists Unveil a Catastrophic Impact Scenario That Could Reshape the Planet
Scientists have simulated what would happen if asteroid Bennu, a 500-meter-wide space rock, were to collide with Earth in ...
Are we not alone? Research suggests intelligent aliens may exist — perhaps even in our own galaxy
The search for life beyond Earth is accelerating, with new telescopes, spacecraft, and missions exploring the universe for ...
Why It's Likely That Other Technological Species Exist
We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific ...
Surprisingly salty asteroid Bennu contains the building blocks of life
The Bennu samples contain 14 of the 20 amino acids that are essential for life on Earth to build proteins. Also found were ...