A new study shows that the event that wiped out the dinosaurs caused only a small drop in shark and ray species at the same ...

"We studied the last several orbits before the merger, when the entwined magnetic fields undergo rapid and dramatic changes, ...

Scientists already knew this could be a doozy. Astronomers previously estimated if 2024 YR4 hits the moon, it could form a ...

Armageddon might not have a reputation as a scientifically accurate film. But scientists now say the Hollywood blockbuster ...

There's a 4.3% chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the lunar surface and creating a collision so spectacular it will be like ...

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.

"The world must be able to execute a nuclear deflection mission with high confidence, yet cannot conduct a real-world test in ...

Let’s imagine, just for a moment, that a group of extremely serious people in white coats announces that a killer asteroid is ...

An AI-driven study using a massive global fossil dataset shows the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused only a small drop in shark and ray species A groundbreaking new study using advanced ...

An asteroid impact would be devastating for Earth, but certain types of space rocks can be even more damaging, as, instead of breaking apart, they could become stronger. Scientists say this could have ...

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% of all species on Earth were wiped out, including the dinosaurs. Among ...