The rock is hurtling through our cosmic neighborhood at a zippy 8,768 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

NASA lost track of an asteroid back in 2007, and in 2024, that same asteroid could have hit Earth. It passed by harmlessly, ...

Earth and the Moon both record evidence of a 'lost' period of bombardment. (NASA) Tiny crystal grains trapped inside a ...

The first few billion years of Earth's history saw the rise of life, the atmosphere and the oceans. Still, that time is ...

JWST imaged 2024 YR4 in late March, making it the smallest object the telescope had imaged to date. The data its instruments collected indicate that based on the amount of heat it gives off, 2024 YR4 ...

A discovery by a South Korean research team suggests that impact-generated lakes may have fostered early oxygen-producing life. A team of South Korean scientists has uncovered new evidence that could ...

Scientists found evidence that Chicxulub remained hydrothermally active four times longer than earlier estimates.

Moon impact 3.5 billion years ago reveals hidden Solar System history through tiny mineral grains. The discovery shows ...

The asteroid impact that triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs may also have created one of Earth's most enduring ...

Drill cores at the impact site of the Chicxulub asteroid show evidence that, alongside widespread destruction, the collision ...