Scientists initially proposed two possibilities. Either the meteorite entered in an extremely unusual way, or it was moved by ...

A small asteroid spotted only hours before it struck the atmosphere has become a touchstone for how fragile, and how powerful ...

The event that wiped out the dinosaurs wasn't all bad. The low-light environment caused by the meteor impact some 66 million years ago favored the spread of fungi that feed on organic matter, which ...

For the first time, NASA will use an actual space rock for a tabletop exercise simulating an asteroid impact in a densely populated area. The asteroid, named 2012 TC4, does not pose a threat to Earth, ...

The photos gave scientists the data they needed to calculate how much material was blasted away from the asteroid and how the collision changed its motion. The Science of the Impact When DART struck, ...

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 ...

The chances of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025, after astronomers discovered a building-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first detected by ...

A newly detected asteroid, known as 2025 SC79, has sparked global attention due to its massive size and potential impact risk ...

Around 35 million years ago, a small asteroid traveling at 40,000 miles per hour (64,373 kilometers per hour) struck Earth, crashing into the Atlantic Ocean near the modern-day town of Cape Charles, ...

"It sounds like science fiction or the stuff of Hollywood movies." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NEW YORK — The American Museum ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working out ways to prevent a potential impact. Reading time 3 minutes Asteroid 2024 ...

(via Cleo Abram) Imagine, it’s 2034, and a rock the size of a mountain, far off in our solar system is on a direct impact course for Earth. How would we know? And what would we actually DO about it?