An asteroid called 2021 KT1 yesterday safely passed Earth, but it was seen very late—and it’s not the only space rock that will this week come close to your planet. The reason why 2021 KT1 is news is ...

A "potentially hazardous" asteroid zoomed past Earth on Tuesday — and it's not the only one. In total, seven asteroids are expected to pass by our planet by the end of the week. The largest of the ...

Fall 2021 was already packed with sky-watching opportunities when a sudden shining display threw itself into the mix. A new meteor shower rained across Earth’s night sky this October. It was ...

In the summer of 2021, Earth showed us her wounds. During the four decades after scientists began warning of climate change, the effects of the warming atmosphere were often subtle, uncertain or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This article is more than 4 years old. This week Earth ...

The year 2021 was marked not only by extreme weather events nationwide and in the West — it was also the Earth’s sixth-hottest year on record, federal officials announced Thursday. The planet’s ...

A small asteroid barely missed Earth just hours after the car-size rock was discovered flying through space. The asteroid, dubbed 2021 RS2, came within 9,532 miles of the Earth’s surface Tuesday. The ...

An asteroid with a diameter almost the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza will whip past Earth on November 19, the night of November's full moon. The asteroid 2021 VR will have a diameter as large as ...

While COVID-19 was the most conspicuous science story of 2021, it may not have been the one with the most significant long-term consequences. This is not to say that the pandemic wasn’t continually ...