G eologists are closely monitoring Mount Spurr in the Aleutian Arc of Alaska, USA, after continued volcanic unrest. The ...

Scientists have found an asteroid that might smash into the Earth in December 2032. That’s less than eight short years away, and right after a U.S. presidential election too — how courteous of ...

Scientists have warned an asteroid the size of Buckingham Palace is increasingly likely to hit Earth in the next decade - but the chances are still very small. NASA and the European Space Agency ...

FILE: Image mosaic of asteroid. (Credit: NASA/AFP via Getty Images) While the apparent increase in collision probability for December 2032 may seem concerning, experts stress that the risk remains ...

The images in the animation were captured by an ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, on Christmas Day 2024, when the asteroid had “a close approach with Earth,” becoming bright enough to be detected ...

The images in the animation were captured by an ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, on Christmas Day 2024, when the asteroid had “a close approach with Earth,” becoming bright enough to be ...

For comparison, the magnitude-9 earthquake that caused the St. Stephen’s Day tsunamis [in the Indian Ocean] in 2004 would be trivial if a 100-metre object hits the sea.” As dramatic as it sounds, Mr ...