The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about an asteroid that is said to be possibly on track ...

A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a miniature galaxy, new research suggests.

A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day “Freedom Friday” and said ...

This week’s hype around a “city-killing” asteroid possibly striking Earth raised the fears of many before the odds of impact ...

The outlook for a newly discovered asteroid’s potential impact with Earth is shifting, and scientists say there’s a reason ...

Experts over at NASA have discovered a monumental 'weak spot' in Earth's magnetic field is growing and it could have ...

The good news is that if Earth is incredibly unlucky and the asteroid does hit on Dec. 22, 2032, it will not destroy the ...

An asteroid between 130 and 300 feet wide has a slight chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — but the precise odds have been a ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster rocket successfully launched Saturday to deploy 22 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit ...

NASA astronomers have been continuing to monitor the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4. The initial calculations suggested a 1.3% probability of an Earth impact event, which temporarily increased to 3.1 ...