Right here on Earth are some outstanding examples of meteorite and asteroid impact craters and other visible impact ...
Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...
Scientists have long debated why Earth and Mars lack certain essential elements. A new study reveals that these missing ...
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
Where things stand: The chances of the asteroid hitting Earth currently stand at 2.1%, or about 1 in 47, and could fall to ...
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.
Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts notes while counterintuitive, the odds of impact go up before they drop to zero.
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NASA is training humanity’s most powerful telescope on a “city-killing” asteroid to determine whether or not we need to brace ...
So while the odds have doubled, astronomers aren't too worried. When 2024 YR 4 had a risk of less than 1%, NASA's Planetary ...
They found that the inner core once spun faster than Earth itself. But beginning around 2010, the solid inner core’s spin slowed. It’s now revolving backward, relative to the rest of the planet.