An asteroid as large as five cruise ships is barreling towards Earth at 5.6 miles per second. Civilization thankfully isn’t ...
When you think about a large asteroid impact, you might imagine a moment of devastation: a violent collision, a blast of heat ...
Earth’s rotation is slowing as melting ice moves across the planet. New research says it’s driven by climate change and is ...
Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward ...
A building-sized asteroid will pass safely by Earth on June 27. Dozens of near-Earth objects like this one routinely pass relatively close to Earth without incident.
Our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles that one day could threaten Earth—so what ...
Vegetarians need not worry yet—plants will be on Earth for a long time to come. But not forever. The sun will ultimately ...
Ever wondered what it would be like if Earth suddenly became a true giant of the Solar System? Not just a little bigger, but ...