This year’s “Halloween fireballs” are stunning to watch, but scientists say they may carry a warning from space.

The risk of a cosmic body striking the Earth—or exploding in the atmosphere—may be higher in 2032 and 2036, researchers have ...

What happens if an asteroid the size of a 15-story building crashes into the Moon in 2032? While the chances of the newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon in seven years are slim – there ...

Chang’e-6 lunar samples reveal rare meteorite fragments, indicating early asteroid impacts delivered water and organic compounds to the Moon and Earth, providing insight into the Solar System’s ...

Scientists are closely monitoring a potential asteroid impact on the moon, specifically asteroid 2024 YR4, which could ...

About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into what is now Mexico, forming the Chicxulub crater. This impact wiped out ...

What if the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs struck Earth today? This video explores the potential consequences of such an ...

The S2 mega meteorite unleashed an ancient apocalypse on Earth unlike anything we could imagine, but did it also help life ...

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

A massive crater hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor has been confirmed as the result of an asteroid strike from 66 million ...