As Washington seeks to resolve the war in Ukraine with peace negotiations, these maps show what each side in the conflict is ...

If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the future, the space rock could cause substantial global damage, even though it’s a fraction of the size of the asteroid that ...

Related: 'City-killer' asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of smashing into Earth in 2032, NASA says "The solar dimming due to dust would cause an abrupt global 'impact winter' characterized by reduced ...

The detection shows that the system for defending Earth from lethal space rocks works like a well-oiled global machine. Observatories all over the world contribute to finding near-Earth objects.

The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there's currently a 1 in 83 chance it will hit our planet in the next eight years. Asteroid 2024 YR4, as it's ...

It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our asteroid-sleuthing telescopes are working. "These things come through on a ...

Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy. They confirmed the existence of a rocky planet, called a "super-Earth," that's some six times as massive as Earth. While the world HD 20794 d is ...

As the asteroid’s path around the sun becomes better understood, Chodas and others said there’s a good chance the risk to Earth could drop to zero. The asteroid will gradually fade from view over the ...

An asteroid up to 100 metres wide has a 1-in-83 chance of impacting Earth on 22 December 2032 ... Mesopotamia and the dawn of the modern world ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Users will see both names on Google Maps in the rest of the world. Google Maps applies name changes when they have been updated in official government sources. AP “We have a long-standing ...

A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...