NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow

The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.
Smithsonian Magazine

An Asteroid Might Slam Into the Moon in 2032—and Create a Fiery Flash That’s Visible to Earthlings, New Research Suggests

Early last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 caught the public’s attention as its chances of hitting Earth in the near future climbed ...
Astrum on MSNOpinion

What Earth looked like in the years after the dinosaur-killing impact

When the asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, the immediate destruction was only the beginning. Firestorms, global ...
Space.com on MSN

Asteroid samples NASA brought to Earth suggest life's building blocks may be widespread in the universe

The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.
Space.com on MSN

Can a nonprofit help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? How the B612 Foundation has taken on the challenge

For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

An Asteroid Ended the Age of the Dinosaurs. But How Did Their Reign Begin? Mysterious Early Reptiles May Hold the Answer

We know the main reason that the age of the dinosaurs came to an end: an asteroid impact on the Yucatán Peninsula some 66 million years ago. But how the dinosaurs’ reign began is far less clear—and ...