While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite, the ultimate cause of the dinosaur extinction event, impacted.

For centuries, cenotes have held a mystique that captivates adventurers, historians, and spiritual seekers alike.

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

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

A 10-km wide asteroid fell out of space and smashed into what is now the Yucatan Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico. It left a ...

Impacts from large near-Earth objects are generally rare over a typical human lifetime. But they’re more frequent on a geological timescale of millions to billions of years. The best example may be a ...

The project, which gave astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects, ended its mission and re-entered the atmosphere ...

Two massive asteroid impacts 35.65 million years ago caused craters but no long-term climate changes, a UCL study reveals.

Learn how asteroid strikes may have only altered Earth's climate for about 25 years.

ALBAWABA - The NASA NEOWISE project came to an end after more than ten years of helping astronomers keep an eye on near-Earth ...