If the building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the moon in December 2032, the impact will produce a bright flash that may be visible to the naked eye, a new study finds.

When the Chicxulub impactor hit, the animals that had the best chance of surviving turned out to be those with wings. See how new finds are reshaping the story of how birds evolved.

They figured this out by looking at the asteroid’s mass and the energy that would be released if it struck the moon’s surface, called kinetic energy. This impact would cause a magnitude five ...

Learn how the emergence of new plankton species started life's swift recovery after the asteroid impact that killed most ...

The impact of the asteroid in present-day Yucatan wiped out almost all life on Earth. It recovered faster than previously ...

In a new study in Geology, researchers calculated how long it took for novel single-celled marine species to appear after the asteroid impact, and it’s surprisingly fast.

(NEXSTAR) – Earth was slammed with the strongest solar radiation in more than two decades on Monday, sparking northern lights and some technology issues. A massive coronal mass ejection connected with ...

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A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026. Image from Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project www.virtualtelescope.eu A massive near-Earth asteroid of “planet ...

An asteroid is expected to eventually hit Earth, highlighting the importance of preparing for such an event. This video explores various aspects of asteroids, including: - The catastrophic impact of ...

Now that the comet has hit the earth, there's nothing left for the sequel to do but meander. So now that that comet — or, in fact, a collection of rock fragments — has hit the earth, what is there ...