The skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...

One of the deepest scars on our planet is hidden beneath the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico. The buried crater, over 90 miles in diameter, was created when a massive asteroid struck the ...

Scientists predict a possible city-destroying asteroid impact in 2032. 2024 YR4 poses a 3.1% threat. The odds are rising. Can ...

Dust and other debris would rise into the atmosphere on Bennu striking Earth, blocking out the Sun and cooling the planet to ...

A doomsday scenario? NASA is tracking an asteroid that has a non-zero chance of striking Earth. We have some time to prepare, ...

YR4, with a 2% chance of impact, will pass very close to Earth in December 2032. India is identified in the potential ...

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

Dave Morrison was one of the first researchers to suggest that, unlike the dinosaurs made extinct by an asteroid impact, we might be able to defend ourselves. Former US Air Force Lieutenant ...

That’s not even close to the size of the “planet-killer” asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago and led to the extinction of dinosaurs. That one was estimated to be about 6.2 ...