Earth has a number of mini-moons and quasi-moons. Mini-moons are objects that orbit our planet. But they make for fickle fans: They tend to swing around Earth for only a matter of months. One example ...

A space weather expert has warned that a sudden solar 'micronova' could trigger tsunamis, climate chaos and mass extinction, revealing exactly how the devastating event would play out.

Much as we may treasure and proclaim our independence, we actually live in a protective bubble called the heliosphere.

With advance warning, however, steps can be taken to reduce the risks. If an electrical grid is running near capacity, for ...

Observations from global observatories, including the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), ...

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, expects its spacecraft to rendezvous with the asteroid in July 2031. The ...

Late-stage planetary collisions reshaped Earth and its neighboring planets, delivering water, altering their atmospheres, and ...

The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home ...

New research warns that if we don't hit an asteroid in exactly the right spot, it could end up on a collision course with ...

Learn why the Moon moving away from Earth affects tides and Earth's rotation. Discover this fascinating lunar phenomenon and ...

Imagine a massive celestial body colliding with Uranus at high speed; this impact could have 'overturned' Uranus, causing its ...

The sun has become increasingly active since 2008, a new NASA study shows. Solar activity is known to fluctuate in cycles of ...