This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates through space on a trajectory that could see it hit the moon.

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

San Cristóbal Hill (Cerro San Cristóbal) stands nearly 3,000 feet above the rest of Metropolitan Park, a large swath of green spread between the neighborhoods of Providencia and Vitacura.

Astronomers recently zoomed in on the cosmic twisters using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. Although these rotating structures had been seen previously, the new ...

Organic molecules of unprecedented size discovered on Mars Date: March 24, 2025 Source: CNRS Summary: The longest organic molecules identified to date on Mars have recently been detected. These ...

A rare frog thought to be lost forever has reappeared. Scientists in Chile have confirmed the rediscovery of Alsodes vittatus, a species not seen since 1893. The discovery was announced in a blog ...

A NASA advisor is taking billionaire Elon Musk’s Mars plans to task, writing Thursday that the highly ambitious endeavor won’t happen “anytime soon.” Musk, the founder of SpaceX ...

A perfect March Madness bracket could win you a trip to Mars in the years ahead aboard SpaceX's Starship rocket. And in case you're wondering, yes, that's the same spacecraft that has made ...

When asked about the possible timeline for humankind’s first steps on Mars, Mr Musk said, “I think the soonest would be (20)29”. He said it would take another decade and a half to make the ...

In the same interview with the Fox News, Musk addressed the long-term goal of his company SpaceX. “We would be able to take astronauts to Mars. In fact, we want to take anyone who goes to Mars," he ...