Northern Arizona University (NAU) announced Friday morning that its Flagstaff campus would be closed that day due to the ...

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Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.

A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of ...

Surprising differences in the two so-called Large Low-Velocity Provinces may risk instability in Earth's protective magnetic ...

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Asteroid 2024 YR 4 ... science and notification processes,” NASA wrote. The planetary defense team also said they would continue to monitor “all known asteroids” they may come Earth ...

When asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered, there was a small chance it could impact Earth in 2032. However, the threat has significantly diminished after additional observations over the past month.

NASA says Earth is in the clear from asteroid 2024 YR4, which previously had a small chance of hitting our planet in 2032. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...

Weeks after it emerged that an asteroid was projected to collide with Earth in 2032, NASA has now significantly lowered the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the planet to near-zero.

A so-called "city killer" asteroid scientists have been monitoring after discovering it had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 "no longer poses a significant threat," NASA said in its latest ...