NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.

Breathe a sigh of relief! NASA has dropped the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 360, just a day after it became the highest-risk asteroid since records began.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Solar Prominences flare from the sun as the Moon crosses in front during a Total Solar Eclipse, as seen in Chardon, Ohio, in 2024.

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NASA officials this week said recent calculations show a significantly smaller risk than previously believed that Earth could be annihilated in 2032 as a result of being hit by Asteroid 2024 YR4. The ...

NASA and international observers confirm that Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) will reach its closest point to the Sun—known as perihelion—on 20 January 2026. Various reports claim that this close solar ...

NASA has scaled back Boeing's Starliner spacecraft program, dropping two planned astronaut missions and converting its next flight into a cargo-only test. The decision follows ongoing technical issues ...

April 3 (UPI) --NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is the size of a 10-story building and is now more likely to make impact with the moon. Designated as near-Earth ...