Earth's day has even been longer than 24 hours, Millholland said, although only by a few milliseconds as a result of subtle ...

Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth Saturday morning, passing by at about three-quarters ...

The smaller of the pair was spotted only this month and could be visible with binoculars as it passes by our planet within ...

Our planet Earth is an amazing place; there's so much to discover and learn about. Imagine a place where mysterious lights ...

More recently, in February 2013, a 20-meter (66-foot) space rock struck Earth near the Chelyabinsk ... for telescope viewing ...

Two asteroids, one of them discovered earlier in June, passed by the Earth this week, a rare occurrence with serendipitous ...

Happy Earth Day! If you choose to observe this annual holiday, there are several documentaries and movies that offer unique ...

During 37 years of operations, the now-closed Argyle mine produced more than 865 million carats (191 tons) of rough diamonds ...

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the spacecraft's four instruments are back in business after a computer problem in ...

My career as a science journalist began with a story on canine genetics. It was the summer of 2004, and a female boxer named ...

Across the Midwest during the warmer months, studying the sky for signs of storms and tornadoes becomes one of the most ...

On Tuesday, a strange bell-shaped casket floated gently down onto the plains of Inner Mongolia. It came from outer space and ...