How likely you think something is to happen depends on what you already believe about the circumstances. That is the simple ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Toshi Hirabayashi, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) I was preparing ...

Selecting the right spot to smash a spacecraft into the surface of a hazardous asteroid to deflect it must be done with great ...

I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 YR4. It said the probability it could hit Earth was unusually high. As ...