The shape of a planet's orbit is one of its fundamental properties, along with its size and distance from its host star.
When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter's moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks ...
The stars as seen from Earth would have looked dimmer 14 million years ago, as the solar system was in the middle of passing ...
A rare grouping of 10 celestial bodies is captured in a stunning new photo taken during last weekend’s great planetary parade ...
Earth emerged from the last ice age around 11,700 years ago. A new analysis suggests the next one could be expected in 10,000 ...
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
Space officials said last month the chance of the space rock, 2024 YR4, crashing into Earth on December 22 of that year was 1.33%. Nostradamus wrote of an asteroid smashing into the Earth in ...
Update: The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth in 2032 have fallen to 1.5% ... the larger asteroid still briefly hit a higher rating of 4 on the Torino Scale. A radar observation campaign ...
NASA has said the chances of a "city-killing" asteroid hitting Earth ... System station in Chile. The asteroid caught the attention of astronomers when it rose on the NASA automated Sentry risk ...