Astronomers can usually spot "planet killer" asteroids long before they approach Earth. But what if they can't?

If such ‘twilight’ asteroids approach Earth, "they could pose serious impact hazards," warned the astronomer behind the ...

China is planning a kinetic impact demonstration mission to test the feasibility of defending Earth against potentially hazardous asteroids, a senior space scientist revealed at an international ...

BEIJING -- China is transitioning from being a user of space technology to a major contributor to humanity's cosmic understanding, said Wang Chi, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS ...

The drive to Meteor Crater takes you through quintessential Arizona landscape – endless horizons, scattered juniper and pinyon pines, and that particular shade of rusty orange soil that seems to exist ...

What if the biggest asteroid hit us? This video explores the potential impact of a large asteroid collision with Earth. It ...

A new study reveals that the largest lunar crater, South Pole-Aitken basin, was formed by an oblique impact that shaped the ...

Roughly 4.5 billion years ago, the young solar system was a swirling cloud of gas and dust that formed the first asteroids ...

Solving a lunar mystery? Scientist at the University of Arizona is the lead author on research proposing a new theory for the ...

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These ...

A colossal northern asteroid impact billions of years ago likely shaped the Moon’s south polar region and explains its uneven ...

The team found evidence that after 4 million years, there were microbes living within the crater, while it was still pretty ...