Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18 May, offering astronomers a rare and ...

Iconic 14th-century poem may have been inspired by asteroid impact - Researcher says Satan’s impact in Dante’s Inferno seems ...

Dante’s Inferno may have been far more than a religious epic. New research argues that the 14th-century poet essentially ...

For centuries, Dante Alighieri’s Inferno has been read as a moral and spiritual descent, a journey into sin, punishment, and ...

Dante's description of the fall of Lucifer to Earth from heaven seems to sport many of the hallmarks of an impact, forming a ...

Asteroid 2026JH2 will zoom past Earth at a distance of only 90,000 kilometres next week. It has enough mass to wipe out a ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to ...

A research team from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered new insights into the ...

Nordlingen is no ordinary German town. With its red roofs, church towers, and ring of ancient walls, it wears its medieval ...

A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from ...

Literary meets planetary: Researchers propose Dante’s 14th-century depiction of Hell mirrors the physics of a massive asteroid impact, anticipating modern meteoritics by 500 years. Impact parallels: ...