A massive comet trail may have caused climate upheaval on Earth more than 12,000 years ago, sparking the Younger Dryas.

Space is filled with deadly forces, supernovae, gamma ray bursts, and asteroid impacts that can wipe out life in an instant.

Betelgeuse, the massive star in the constellation Orion, is on the verge of an explosive event that could affect Earth in ways we can't yet fully comprehend. This video explores the inevitable ...

After weeks of reduced activity, the sun erupted with three powerful flares on a single day. That could send solar flares ...

That data shows that even with Earth avoiding direct impact, YR4 could still pose a threat in late 2032 by slamming into the moon. The impact would be a once-in-a-lifetime event for humanity to ...

Planetary scientists search for ancient impacts to learn about Earth's early formation. So far, nobody has found an impact crater older than the 2.23-billion-year-old Yarrabubba structure, also in ...

Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case in point: the discovery of an ancient meteorite impact crater was recently reported in the remote Pilbara region ...