A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

In 2021, a team led by Dr Gary Kinsland of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette found evidence that the impact and resulting tsunami left "megaripples" of sediment 16 meters (53 feet) high and 600 ...

Countless asteroids in our solar system, some close, some far — but did you know that some of these space rocks have names?

Buried "megaripples" — some the size of five-story buildings — are helping scientists piece together the devastation ...

This faintness likely contributed to why 2024 YR4 4 eluded detection up until so recently. In addition, the shape of the asteroid, and its albedo – which measures how reflective the asteroid is – is ...

With a whopping total of 274 moons, researchers say Saturn’s tug of war with Jupiter for the title is settled once and for ...

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 have again risen, though the risk remains tiny, astronomers say. Here's what to ...

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. Whats ...

There is a brutal curiosity on the part of human beings to know everything that happens beyond our planetary border, ...