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The chances a ‘city killer’ asteroid will crash into Earth in seven years’ time have fallen, NASA has said. Scientists have ...

The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have fallen once again, now to 0.28%, NASA announced on Thursday.

The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable "hard" evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a ...

NASA’s double-asteroid redirection test, launched in 2022, was an actual experiment in space. It sent a rocket to strike an ...

A stronomers detected a 40-to-80-meter asteroid, dubbed a “city killer,” with the potential to collide with Earth in 2032, ...

Astronomers have mapped the 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere for the first time, revealing a layered system of extreme winds.

The United States Space Force released the first public photo taken by X-37B space plane in orbit, showing the vehicle high ...

Two space debris-related events that occurred this week point to how routine rocket launches can leave their mark on Earth.

The polar vortex has taken on an unexpected pattern this winter - one that’s made part of the United States the most ...

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University of Hawaii astronomers are playing a pivotal role in tracking an asteroid once feared to pose a risk to Earth.