NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.

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I clutched the steering wheel — my hands dutifully at 10 and 2 o’clock — and stared through the bug-spattered windshield at ...

A 220-foot asteroid named 2025 OW is speeding toward Earth at an incredible 46,908 mph — but is it dangerous? In this video, ...

During his remarks in a Senate hearing in January, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted to peddling insane conspiracy theories.

Celebrate World Asteroid Day 2025 on June 30 by watching a free live stream of near-Earth asteroids courtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project.

Yale University ecologists reveal a lizard lineage that rode out the dinosaur-killing asteroid event with unexpected evolutionary survival traits. Night lizards (family Xantusiidae) survived the ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire ...

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday (July 23) that U.S. government cuts in support for electric vehicle makers ...

A surprising discovery from a tiny grain of asteroid Ryugu has rocked scientists' understanding of how our Solar System evolved. Researchers found djerfisherite—a mineral typically born in ...

If you believe New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. will win the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby, you might find yourself in rare company.