An asteroid could potentially hit Earth in eight years — though the chances are very small, according to scientists. The ...

There are trillions of charged particles—protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter—whizzing around above ...

Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.' ...

The TRAPPIST-1 system, fascinating with its seven Earth-sized rocky planets, three of which are located in the habitable zone ...

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor ...

It’s notoriously difficult to predict when the sun will belch out a large solar flare — an explosive burst of radiation that ...

Multinational Research Project Shows How Life on Earth Can Be Measured ... There's a 26 per cent annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight ...

Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a significant atmosphere. Now we have a very good idea of how this dense ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.