In a cosmic twist of fate, scientists have confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth asteroid previously thought to pose ...

However, the discovery of this new layer of Earth could shed some much-needed light. Despite seemingly floating on this layer of molten rock, tectonic plates do not appear actually to be tied to ...

The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...

Patagonia’s ‘living rocks’ hold ancient bacterial biofilms, offering insights into early life and potential bioengineering ...

This is about three times as long ago as the earliest dinosaurs roamed—but still not long in the scheme of Earth's mind-bending ... of increased weathering of rocks situated on a large tropical ...

While those odds may not sound high, that probability of a collision with Earth represented a record for large space rock. YR4's infamy meant that astronomers would be paying close attention to it.