The space rock, known as 2024 VM1, will fly past our planet on Wednesday at a minimum distance of around 193,000 miles.

Cataclysmic cosmic collisions may have benefited the evolution of primitive organisms early in Earth's history, a study says.

This meteorite, designated as S2, is roughly 200 times larger than the Chicxulub responsible for the dinosaurs’ extinction.

From the deepest ocean trench to the tallest mountain, plate tectonics explains the features and movement of Earth's surface in the present and the past. The theory of plate tectonics was ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

Four large asteroids will make their closest approaches to Earth on Thursday, each passing by the planet within a 24-hour time frame. Two had already zipped past early in the morning, according to ...

Illustration: The Planetary Society Like ‘Oumuamua, Apophis is expected to swing by Earth. In all-but-the-slimmest likelihood, Apophis is not a threat to life on Earth. A lot would have to go wr ...

How Life Began on Earth: Modeling Earth's Ancient Atmosphere Oct. 31, 2024 — This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first ...

Earlier in September, SpaceX launched its 7,000th Starlink satellite to orbit as part of its growing internet constellation. Starlink is currently operational in 102 countries, with SpaceX planning ...

Disney unveiled five new pieces of stunning concept art from Avatar: Fire and Ash at the studio's D23 Brazil event. The ...

In space exploration, long-distance optical links can now be used to transmit images, films and data from space probes to ...

While the S-band uses less power, Voyager 1 had not used it to communicate with Earth since 1981. It uses a different frequency than the X-band transmitters signal is significantly fainter.