Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

If scientists confirm an anisotropic expansion, it would challenge the assumption that the universe has no preferred directions.

Spirographs, invented in 1962, are toys that create geometric patterns using gears. These designs are used in art and similar patterns can be found in nature.

Researchers have discovered various topological structures in water waves (skyrmions, merons, Möbius and vortices with ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

From the tiny basement of the Horniman Museum, Dr Jamie Craggs’ innovative new technique aims to protect these ecosystems from extinction ...

The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

On Wednesday, an unprecedented memo from the International Asteroid Warning Network was sent to the United Nations Office for ...

Space agencies are keeping a close eye on a recently discovered asteroid that has a small chance of impacting Earth. Named 2024 ... the moonlet asteroid’s orbital period — or how long it ...

Compared to Earth, the planet Jupiter is about 11 times larger in circumference ... By studying these naturally emerging patterns, scientists are learning more about atmospheric processes on Jupiter.

Unlike other common asteroids, 2024 PT5 has an orbit close to Earth, and it therefore possibly could be brought from Earth itself or from the Moon. It was not gravitationally captured by Earth but ...