Earlier in May, for instance, the newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2, estimated at 50 to 115 feet wide, missed Earth by a ...

Scientists studied ancient fungal spores and discovered Earth may already have been under stress before the asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.

Darkness, not cold or acidification, was the main driver of marine extinctions after the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.

A massive crater hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor has been confirmed as the result of an asteroid strike from 66 million years ago. The new 3D seismic data reveals astonishing details about the ...

Somewhere, out in the cold depths of space, there is a space rock that could destroy a large chunk of life on Earth. Is this fate inevitable? Could we find a way to stop it, or will we eventually ...

‘City-Killer’ Asteroid 2024 YR4 Goes Viral As NASA Sounds Off On Its Impact Risk Pixabay The phrase 'city-killer asteroid' has quickly gone viral online after scientists tracked a near-Earth object ...

The Earth will miss YR₄ in seven years in 2024, that is now considered certain. But a collision with the moon cannot yet be completely ruled out. As NASA now assures us, the asteroid will continue to ...