Of all the known asteroids that could someday strike Earth, the one scientists have measured most precisely carries a small ...

A huge asteroid is likely to just miss Earth, but scientists are still worried—here's why.

A giant asteroid is heading towards Earth, and although this one is not expected to hit us, a NASA-linked asteroid expert says humanity must be prepared for the day a space rock really does come ...

Earth has experienced five mass extinctions throughout its history, with the most famous being the Chicxulub asteroid that ...

Fine asteroid dust may have trapped intense heat near Earth’s surface, killing exposed animals and starting widespread fires. Animals that hid underground or underwater had better protection, which ...

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely in relatively high ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asteroid impacts may have shaped early Earth into a network of hydrothermal systems that supported life's beginnings. (CREDIT: ...

The first few billion years of Earth's history saw the rise of life, the atmosphere and the oceans. Still, that time is shrouded in mystery: Not many rocks remain that preserve a record of those early ...

BBC Earth, presented by Chris Packham, takes viewers back in time as the TV show host explores a buried clue behind the ...

An object – probably an asteroid about 10 kilometres across – crashes into what is now Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, forming a 300-km-wide crater called Chixculub. The resulting global hail of red-hot ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was in fact nudged into a ...