Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

Over 50 bird bones were recovered, some of them so small and delicate that finding them intact was a rare feat.

A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million ...

A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have ...

Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid that has captured global attention due to its close approach predicted for the year 2029.

According to the European Space Agency, the Flyeye-1 telescope recently completed its “first light” test at the Italian Space ...

NASA is monitoring three asteroids soaring past the Earth at about 8,000 to 15,000 miles per hour, the biggest of which measures around 1,300 feet in diameter.

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated one million Near Earth Objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are ...

However, later on Thursday afternoon, the impact probability increased to 2.3%, stated NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. The asteroid was discovered in December 2024 and its ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 also rates 3 of 10 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, a method for astronomers to categorize and rate the ...

A new study suggests that unidentified "co-orbital asteroids" around Venus may have the capacity to impact our planet in the ...