A long-running debate about the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea has finally been resolved. Scientists now confirm it formed when a roughly 160-meter asteroid struck the seabed about 43–46 ...

New observations have ruled out the chances of an asteroid hitting the moon in 2032, according to scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope.

The curious minds at What If calculate how a direct impact from Comet Atlas could surpass even the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.

A new proposed satellite constellation could turn the night sky into permanent twilight, Harvard professor Avi Loeb warns.

There are four Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) that have a diameter larger than 10 kilometers (6.2 miles); they are so big that they will likely be the end of us. While they are not a risk now, asteroids ...

Researchers are uncovering the evolutionary steps that set the stage for dinosaurs to rule the planet Amy McDermott, PNAS Front Matter Paleontologists have found early examples of theropods, the group ...

The asteroid impact that ended the age of dinosaurs released an unimaginable amount of energy in a matter of seconds. Some researchers have questioned whether debris from the blast could have been ...

Early last year, there was talk that the newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR4 had a really small, but probable chance of striking the Moon in 2032. Now, scientists are revealing what might occur if such ...

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 ...

Using early data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which is set to kick off full operations later this spring, an international team of astronomers has discovered an asteroid that spins so fast, it ...

Scientists have discovered the fastest-spinning asteroid sized over 0.3 miles in diameter, which is rotating about once every two minutes. Dubbed 2025 MN45, the space rock is some 2,300 feet across ...

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That’s easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...