Astronomers are keeping an eye on asteroid 2024 XU9. This 110-foot space rock will pass Earth on 14 December 2024.

A terrifying simulation has revealed what would happen if the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit Earth now.

A massive asteroid, comparable in size to that of an airplane, is hurtling toward Earth at an alarming speed of over 52,000 ...

The space rocks, both estimated to be no larger than 5 miles (8 kilometers) wide, impacted Earth within 25,000 years of each ...

UK scientists used hundreds of tiny fossils that lived in the sea at the time to understand climate shifts tens of millions ...

Scientists believe the cosmic projectile, named after an ancient Egyptian demon, could come very close to our planet on this ...

Two massive asteroid impacts 35.65 million years ago left significant craters but caused no long-term climate changes, ...

While asteroids will continue to strike, the impacts are less catastrophic than historical precedents... so far.

Large asteroids are considered a potential threat to the Earth. That's why scientists closely monitor them and record every ...

The asteroid that extinguished the dinosaurs is estimated to have been about 10 kilometers across. That's about as wide as ...

XA1, struck Earth on Dec. 3, 2024, burning up over Siberia. It's the 11th detected before impact. No damage was reported.

Research shows that some of Earth's largest asteroid impacts, despite their destruction, had minimal long-term climate ...