Could New York face an asteroid threat in our lifetime? Scientists explain potential impact scenarios, emergency preparedness ...

On Thursday, June 12th, Lehrer and Louis, along with Katie Honan, a reporter at The City, will moderate a debate between seven of the leading candidates running in the 2025 New York City ...

New York City tourism officials say they expect to host 2 million fewer international travelers this year than in 2024. Some tour operators in the city say they can already see the difference.

Zohran Mamdani, a progressive state lawmaker who is running for mayor of New York City, visited The New York Times for an interview. Zohran Mamdani, 33, would be New York City’s first Muslim ...

With around 10 million people within its nearly 300 square miles, according to the C.I.A. World Factbook, Tehran is comparable in density to New York City.

The new study finds that in 2135, Bennu will come within about 123,000 miles of Earth’s surface, give or take 6,000 miles, a much more precise range than previous estimates.

Waymo’s intention to have a visible presence in New York City, the nation’s largest city, comes at a crucial time for robotaxis, with the Trump administration loosening some regulations and ...

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) sparked outrage online for a tweet in which he compared New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) to the Supreme Leader of Iran. At the time of writing, Mamdani was the ...

On Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, the spacecraft will fly by Earth and drop off what is expected to be at least a cupful of rubble it grabbed from the asteroid Bennu, closing out a seven-year quest.

Astronomers have upped the odds that "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into the Moon, potentially causing a cloud of shrapnel that could impact Earth-orbiting satellites and other ...

New calculations suggest a 4.3% chance of impact in 2031. First detected on December 27, 2024, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Hawaii, YR4 passed close to Earth just two ...

City-killer asteroid 2024 YR4 could crash into moon, pose satellite danger When 2024 YR4 was initially monitored, it seemed to be a potential threat to Earth.