Deep beneath the Earth lies a mysterious and powerful force. A wellspring of nuclear energy which could one day rip us apart.

A horned “devil comet” barreling toward Earth is set to explode in the coming days. The massive comet, known as 12P, is 18.6 miles in diameter and is filled with a large amount of gas and ice. Its ...

Solar researchers spotted a massive sunspot pointed towards Earth. The sunspot, named AR3055, measures more than 6,100 miles wide. The regions of the sunspot appear like dark moles on the surface of ...

(CBS News) — A swarm of meteors heading towards Earth could have the potential to cause a catastrophic impact, a new study from Western Ontario University says. The so-called Taurid swarm is a ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

Sudden and violent explosions have been leaving behind massive craters in the permafrost of Siberia — some nearly 70 feet wide and over 170 feet deep. The phenomenon has puzzled scientists since the ...

SpaceX’s Super Heavy-Starship rocket achieved its first successful full test flight on Thursday, returning from space and landing safely without exploding after launching from Texas. The test mission ...

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When massive stars or other stellar objects explode in the Earth's cosmic neighborhood, ejected debris can also reach our solar system. Traces of such events are found on Earth or the Moon and can be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. A star's spectacular death in the constellation Taurus was ...

Research by a Danish physicist suggests that the explosion of massive stars – supernovae – near the Solar System has strongly influenced the development of life. Prof. Henrik Svensmark of the ...