YR4 asteroid, with a 1-in-43 chance of hitting Earth in 2032, is under close observation as experts debate the effectiveness ...

Einstein predicted the existence of gravitationally-warped rings of light in 1915. Now, a new one has been discovered just a ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

Ancient quasars seen by the James Webb Space Telescope technically shouldn’t exist, but one rare type of dark matter could ...

In some ways, 2024 YR4 is one of the most worrying asteroids we have ever encountered. It was, for instance, given a rating on the hazard-measuring Torino scale of 3, the second-highest ever given, ...

Space stations around the world are urgently collaborating to tackle the threat of a vast asteroid, hurtling towards Earth. According to astronomers, there is a one-in-43 chance that the asteroid, ...

Just as modern telescopes reveal the hidden structure of nebulae and star clusters, understanding the physics behind twilight ...

However, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth in seven years' time, and its estimated width of ...

Photos of the Einstein ring show a bright ball of light in the centre with a bright, cloudy ring around it. The ring was ...

A galaxy in the distance, was tightly encircled by a halo of light—also known as an Einstein Ring, a result of gravitational ...

The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...

The rotation of the Earth's inner core is tied to the planet's overall rotation. Changes in the core's structure or movement can influence how fast or slow the Earth spins on its axis. Even minute ...