Earth Safe From Asteroid 2024 YR4, NASA Says
Astronomers have been carefully watching 2024 YR4, a space rock with a heightened chance of hitting Earth in 2032. But
Greenpeace Goes to Court in $300 Million Suit That Poses
Greenpeace went on trial on Monday in North Dakota in a bombshell lawsuit that, if successful, could bankrupt the storied
A Parade of Planets Is Marching Through the Night Sky
Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January. This week Mercury
Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders
The nation’s largest association of psychologists this month warned federal regulators that A.I. chatbots “masquerading” as therapists, but programmed to
Why did the UK’s oldest space satellite end up thousands
BBC/Gerry Fletcher Artwork: The half-tonne Skynet-1A satellite was launched in November 1969 Someone moved the UK’s oldest satellite and there
New research prompts rethink on chances of life on Uranus
SPL Artwork: Uranus and its five largest moons had been thought to be inactive and sterile. The planet Uranus and
Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad
A private company is aiming to heave a microwave oven-size spacecraft toward an asteroid later this week, its goal to
The hits and near-misses you never hear about
Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter Getty Images A large asteroid known as 2024 YR4 has grabbed headlines this week