The curious minds at What If imagine the largest asteroid ever hitting Earth today, revealing impact devastation, shockwaves, ...

This time last year, the world was gripped by reports that an incoming, nearly 200-feet-wide asteroid had a tiny, tiny chance ...

If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, we could not only witness the event, but also meteor storms like nothing we've ever ...

The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.

Scientists already knew this could be a doozy. Astronomers previously estimated if 2024 YR4 hits the moon, it could form a ...

The timing of Earth’s earliest life alongside a surge of asteroid impacts raises the possibility that prebiotic molecules or ...

A small asteroid could strike the Moon in 2032, sparking moonquakes, glowing craters and meteor showers, while scientists debate whether to stop it or watch a rare cosmic experiment unfold.

Learn about 2024 YR4, the asteroid with a 4 percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032, and the possible timeline of effects that could follow.

Fireballs are bright meteors and can be yellow, blue, red, green and sometimes violet. Fast-moving meteors are frequently ...

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid that is speeding toward Earth at nearly 20,500 miles per hour, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Measuring around 40 feet in ...

Astronomers at the University of Washington recently discovered a record-breaking asteroid using early images from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, Azernews reports, citing foreign media.

In early January 2026, a rumor circulated online that Earth would "lose gravity" for seven seconds on Aug. 12, 2026 — leading to "40 million deaths from falls," among other cataclysmic outcomes.