Our world could still be rocked indirectly. “City-killer” asteroid 2024 YR4 may no longer be on a collision course with Earth, but it could pose a threat to our planet. Astronomers have upped the odds ...

There's the good (Earth is no longer at risk of a direct hit from an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4); the bad (shrapnel could cause extensive damage to orbiting satellites); and the ugly (odds of the ...

Astronomers have determined that our nearest neighbor is gradually inching away from us. The Weather Channel reports that the Earth’s moon is moving further away from our planet, albeit at an ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can turn lunar minerals into haematite, also known as rust 1. The discovery adds ...