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How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?

The 2024 YR4 asteroid may come close to Earth, but how do experts calculate this potential impact?

Space · Jul 23, 2025

Stellantis Blames Trump Tariffs for £259M Loss, Predicts £2B Net Decline in First Half of 2025

Stellantis reports a £2 billion ($2.68 billion) net loss for H1 2025, citing Trump's tariffs as a major cause. The automaker faces production cuts, global sales decline, and ongoing uncertainty across its key markets.

International Business Times UK · Jul 21, 2025

Can AI think – and should it? What it means to think, from Plato to ChatGPT

In my writing and rhetoric courses, students have plenty of opinions on whether AI is intelligent: how well it can assess, analyze, evaluate and communicate information.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2025

Dire Wolf's Return Could Be Followed by Moa's Revival—A 12-Ft. Flightless Bird Extinct for 600 Years

Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, the company behind the dire wolf's resurrection, could soon bring back another extinct animal.

International Business Times UK · Jul 9, 2025

50 Best Places in America To Retire With $500K in Savings

Don't think you can't begin your retirement unless you have $1 million or more in savings. A new GOBankingRates study reveals there are 50 places across the United States where retirees can...

GOBankingRates · Jul 9, 2025

Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms

Astronomers use algorithms to analyze the numerous images coming from space, but how accurate are they?

Space · Jul 8, 2025

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake

Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time finding it.

Space · Jul 7, 2025

For 100 years, we have marveled at planetariums. Here's a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors

Humans have used the stars to navigate, keep time, and understand our place in the universe.

Space · Jul 5, 2025

Oracle Stock Sees Promising Result Following Eye-Watering $30 Billion Cloud Services Deal

It is worth noting that Oracle has made significant inroads in the competitive cloud computing services market.

International Business Times UK · Jun 30, 2025

Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet

Parisian astronomer Camille Flammarion brought used science fiction to bring Mars to life

Space · Jun 29, 2025