Satellite-based imagery of Earth has just entered a new frontier, thanks to the recently-launched NISAR satellite. Here's ...

After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space ...

In December 2024, the spacecraft successfully beamed an infrared laser message back to Earth from a mind-boggling distance of ...

2024 YR4 shows a 4% chance of hitting the Moon on December 22, 2032, with no risk to Earth. James Webb Space Telescope data ...

Engineers and scientists are actively preparing strategies to prevent asteroid 2024 YR4 from colliding with the moon.

A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report offers good news about Earth's ozone layer, which is on the road to a ...

Hottest Year 2024: Earth's average surface temperature in 2024 was the highest on record, NASA scientists and the World ...

Researchers say we can use two 100-kiloton nuclear bombs to destroy the asteroid 2024 YR4 from hitting the Moon.

The potential “biosignature” isn’t direct evidence of life itself, but rather a leftover sign that textural features on the ...

With an asteroid threatening impact with the moon in 2032, NASA explores all possible avenues to avert catastrophe—even ...

Tom Howarth is a Newsweek reporter based in Bristol, U.K. His focus is reporting on nature and science. He covers climate change, biodiversity, extreme weather, zoonotic diseases and more. Tom joined ...

A NASA photographer who captured a photo of the awe-inducing 2024 eclipse from a Midwest location is having his work hailed as among the best images of 2024, the space agency said. The photo by Joel ...