Asteroid 2024 YR4, a celestial body roughly the size of a small building, has captured global attention due to its potential ...
Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These ...
Newly dated fossils from New Mexico challenge the idea that dinosaurs were in decline—and suggest instead they had formed ...
An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Friday (Feb. 15), an asteroid half the length of a football field will buzz close by Earth. It ...
In a plan ripped straight from the script of the 1998 movie "Armageddon," scientists have suggested a simple, if violent, method of dealing with a troublesome asteroid. Just nuke it. But in this case, ...
Scientists caution that asteroid deflection must be precise, as striking the wrong spot risks sending it through a gravitational keyhole that sets up a future collision with Earth. Using lessons from ...