A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early life needed to thrive. While it’s easy to imagine such a collision as purely destructive, new research ...

getty The infamous "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 could still strike the moon in the near future, according to Live Science. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) made two planned observations of ...

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In Survive the Fall, a devastating meteor strike has all but wiped out civilization as we know it, leaving those who escaped annihilation to eke out an existence on a post-apocalyptic Earth ...

Worried about a potential asteroid strike? You're likely in the clear. NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth. Last week, the asteroid had a 3.1% probability of ...

Here's the latest on Asteroid 2024 YR4, and where it could most likely strike if it does hit Earth. Asteroid 2024 YR4 still has a nearly 97% chance to completely miss Earth in 2032, but its odds ...

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists ... and therefore the energy it would release if it strikes Earth’s surface or explodes ...

A city-killer asteroid is currently on NASA’s radar because it has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032. However, new reports suggest that it could hit the Moon instead. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is ...

A meteor strike on Mars in February 2021 caused seismic waves that were detected by NASA's InSight lander. AI is now aiding scientists in linking these impacts to Marsquakes more efficiently.

Could an asteroid really strike our planet? In what seems to be the backstory of a doomsday science fiction flick, NASA is tracking an asteroid that has a non-zero chance of striking Earth.

This image provided by NASA shows a view from orbit looking obliquely across the surface of the moon, where an ancient asteroid strike carved out a pair of grand canyons on the moon’s far side.

Alternatively, he adds, “we could decide to leave it alone” if forecasts show the asteroid won’t strike Earth. Preparations for such a precautionary response could begin as soon as next week ...