Nuclear weapons are the most powerful and frightening tools ever created by humanity. With over twelve thousand warheads ...

McKinsey estimates the space economy will grow from $630 billion in 2023 to $1.8 trillion by 2035 — a reminder that ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Those are the ...

It’s often assumed that Earth is somehow separate from the rest of the universe. Yet changes in environments across the solar ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered last year, continues to capture the interest of astronomers. Initially, the probability of it hitting our planet was estimated at 3%, a figure which later dropped to 1.2% ...

If a huge asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming toward Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to ...

This revelation means scientists might have to rethink Type II supernova models, which would result in some of these cosmic ...

The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile will take flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Data show that unidentified lights in archival astronomy images were 68% more likely to be imaged 24 hours after a nuclear ...