A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

The rate of stars going supernova near Earth appears to match two mass extinctions -- 372 million years ago and 445 million ...

"If a massive star were to explode as a supernova close to the Earth, the results would be devastating for life on Earth," said Nick Wright, an astrophysicist at Keele University in the United Kingdom ...

NASA is monitoring three aircraft-sized asteroids that will zoom past the Earth later today at around 19,000 to 22,200 miles per hour.

FOR a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90m in diameter, it was ...

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The solar system could be packed with 1 million alien visitors, space rocks shaken away from our cosmic neighbor Alpha ...

Genesis V7, a mod turning Starfield into an open-world RPG with blasters, Force powers, and Tatooine vibes. Explore the ...

A White House science advisor recently war-gamed with space agency heads worldwide to devise a planet-saving defense to an ...

About 65 million years ago, dinosaurs lumbered through forests. After they went extinct, things changed — and the effects are ...

The FAA has authorized the SpaceX Starship Flight 8 following a previous mishap investigation. Separately, astronomers have ...

Two Mars gravity assists are expected, and NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally set to come home from an extended stay on the International Space Station. Here are five space ...