In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% ...

Fossils reveal dinosaurs were flourishing in diverse ecosystems right up until the asteroid impact ended their reign. Their abrupt extinction reshaped Earth’s ecosystems and set the stage for mammals ...

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no ...

The Asteroid Strikes Back is a teaser for a cinematic exploration of a future impact event — inspired by the asteroid that ...

A research team led by Prof. TIAN Hengci from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

An asteroid is expected to eventually hit Earth, highlighting the importance of preparing for such an event. This video ...

Fossils from Denmark suggest ammonites survived the asteroid extinction far longer than believed, raising new questions about ...

Scientists have long believed that RNA may have been the first molecule capable of storing information and evolving, a ...

Asteroid impacts with global consequences are vastly rarer, especially compared to the frequency with which they appear in ...

Since the Moon's formation, asteroid impacts have been the dominant exogenous geological process, creating craters and basins ...

Almost 13,000 years ago, North America underwent drastic changes at a rapid rate. Mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, ...

The near side of the Moon, which faces the Earth, is thinner, while the mysterious far side is crammed with thick layers of ...