The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar ...

An Australian startup wants to recycle a geostationary satellite to get an up-close look at the "doomsday" asteroid Apophis.

Bennu is a primitive rock. It has remained mostly unchanged since the birth of our solar system around 4.6 billion years ago. On September 24, 2023, dust and mineral samples were hauled to Earth by ...

Nearly 4.5 million years ago, two large, hot stars brushed tantalizingly close to Earth's sun. They left behind a trace in ...

The exact moment when Earth’s most catastrophic mass extinction ended the dinosaurs’ reign 65 million years ago has remained ...

Evidence from key archaeological sites suggests a major cosmic explosion may have reshaped the climate and ecosystems of the ...

Sixty-five million years ago, tiny primates clung to survival in the shadows of dinosaurs’ extinction. Today, their descendants command the planet. This is the improbable, awe-inspiring saga of human ...

This week marks the 65th anniversary of the desegregation of New Orleans public schools, the day that four 6-year-old girls were accompanied by U.S. marshals as they walked into school. On Nov. 14, ...

Roughly 23 million years ago, a small hornless rhinoceros roamed the Canadian Arctic, surviving months of cold, dark winters alongside otter-like creatures, rabbits, swans and shrews. That’s the ...

An extinct species of rhino that lived inside the Arctic Circle 23 million years ago has been discovered. The nearly complete fossilized skeleton was recovered from the fossil-rich lake deposits in ...

A massive crater hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor has been confirmed as the result of an asteroid strike from 66 million years ago. The new 3D seismic data reveals astonishing details about the ...