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 ...

A CHILLING simulation video has revealed the devastating impact a ‘city-killer’ asteroid would have if it hit Earth. Asteroid ...

Can America survive this meteor shower? Maybe — if we stay focused, get organized, show up, support good candidates, write ...

About 35 million years ago, an asteroid struck the ocean off the East Coast of North America, leaving behind a massive impact ...

The newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR is being taken seriously by scientists at NASA who say it's got a legit shot at ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

The rocket-powered Gracie will conduct five hops during its short lunar stay, including one into the depths of a shadowy crater. A SpaceX launch later this month will send a new type of lunar ...

An impact with Earth would cause a massive explosion and impact crater, astronomers say. The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, was first reported to the Minor Planet Center on Dec. 27 ...

An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance ... It would also leave a large crater and eject debris upward. Ecosystems would spend years reckoning with ...

An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...