The Earth is under constant "bombardment" by asteroids. However, not all of them can be identified in time. Just a few days ago, an asteroid entered the Earth's atmosphere and exploded ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

exploding with the force equivalent to 343 times the energy released by the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. The probability of 2024 YR4 impacting the Earth is likely to fluctuate over ...

Of course, our technological societies would not be possible either, since the magnetic field also protects our electronic equipment, not just our DNA, from this same bombardment. Earth (like ...

Long after the planets of the Solar System formed, catastrophic collisions continued, with a climax about 4 billion years ago during an interval called the Late Heavy Bombardment. The scars of ...

Because there is little or no free oxygen -- hence, no protective ozone layers-- damaging ultraviolet rays shower Earth at full strength. As the meteorite bombardment finally slows, Earth cools ...

Israel says it is ramping up attacks on Gaza as the fragile ceasefire hangs in the balance. Trump officials discredit institutions that have long served as checks on the presidency. And two NASA ...

It took a century for Earth to warm by 0.3°C, but just 60 years to warm by 1°C. The planet is now heating at its fastest rate in recorded history, signaling an unprecedented climate shift.