An asteroid named 2026JH2 will swing by Earth on Monday, passing four times closer than our distance to the moon.

Scientists have discovered a bizarre planetary system where a rocky world orbits farther out than giant gas planets, defying ...

Chariklo's rings were discovered when it passed in front of a star called UCAC4 on June 3, 2013, as viewed from South America. During such an event, called an occultation, the lig ...

Researchers at the University of Warwick, in collaboration with the European Space Agency, have discovered the LHS 1903 ...

Explore 25 Major Events in Earth's 4.5 Billion Year History. Discover pivotal moments from its formation to the rise of life.

In all, 75% of Earth's species went extinct, including the nonavian dinosaurs. So how did some animals ‪—‬ including species ...

A massive airplane-sized asteroid named (2026 JP1) is set to fly past Earth on May 20, 2026. Scientists say it is safe, but ...

Letters to the editors for the February 2026 issue of Scientific American ...

When the solar system formed, a disk of gas and dust orbited the young sun. Over the course of millions of years, the dust ...

The Psyche mission, on its way to study an asteroid of the same name, approached within 2,864 miles of the red planet on May ...

BEACH FIRE RESCUE FOR MORE INFORMATION, AND WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED. NEW AT FOUR. WE’RE SEEING NEW VIDEO TODAY OF THE AFTERMATH OF A CHASE INVOLVING A WRONG-WAY DRIVER. IT ENDED IN A VIOLENT CRASH IN ...