A big 56-ft asteroid, 2024 YZ12, hurtling at 30,781 km/h, will approach Earth tomorrow, passing within close proximity.

Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare ...

Two asteroids, 2024 YF7 and 2024 YR9, are set to pass near Earth in early January. NASA confirms no immediate threat but ...

Volcanic activity in India altered the climate but didn't kill the dinosaurs; the Chicxulub meteorite did, by triggering an ...

Modern research concludes that the Chicxulub meteorite, rather than volcanic eruptions in India, is primarily responsible for ...

NASA is tracking the passage of two large asteroids, 2024 YF7 and 2024 YR9, which are set to pass near Earth without posing ...

Fungus-farming ants, fossilized footprints and a prehistoric critter named after a Muppet are just a few of the year’s most ...

Discover why scientists now believe volcanic eruptions did not play a role in the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.

It measures about 5.3 miles in diameter and appears to have formed around the same time as the Chicxulub impact. So, this timing supports the idea of a second asteroid strike contributing to the mass ...

This massive space rock has a potential destructive force of 12 million tonnes of TNT. Huge space rock 2024 XN1, which is also dubbed as the 'Christmas Eve asteroid' and is the size of an ...

What killed off the dinosaurs? For many, the matter is settled – and there’s a huge crater down in Mexico to act as evidence. However, a minority of experts were unconvinced, arguing instead ...

It might be an extinction type asteroid impact, a nuclear war, a pandemic, global warming or something we haven’t thought of yet. If you think we should do our very best to preserve our species ...