Late Cretaceous dinosaurs may have cut back vegetation, creating large floodplains. When the asteroid hit, those floodplains became forests.

With a low but notable chance of hitting our moon this asteroid is in the sights of scientists. A city-block-sized asteroid named 2024 YR4 is hurtling through space, and it has our Moon in its sights.

How different would our world be if dinosaurs were alive today? The answer is: very. Prehistoric in the present? We all love Jurassic Park, but a dinosaur theme park is (thankfully) unrealistic. Still ...

What happened the day the dinosaurs died? This video explores the catastrophic events surrounding the mass extinction of dinosaurs approximately 66 million years ago. It covers significant geological ...

A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can absolutely solve.” ...

At its core, it’s a traditional coming-of-age action narrative about a young man who discovers that not only is the world unsafe but that adults in it will betray you, but it’s also just a visually ...

“Curious people,” according to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis Alvarez, “had the right to exhibit a controlled disrespect for authority.” In this revealing, and at times disturbing biography, Alec ...

In Manson, Iowa, a meteor impact 74 million years ago carved a vast crater, altering the area's geology and creating distinctive soft water that tells a unique story of the past.

The DART mission achieved its goal of changing one asteroid’s orbit around another, but questions remain about why the orbit continued to alter over the following month ...

Whether an asteroid is spinning neatly on its axis or tumbling chaotically, and how fast it is doing so, has been shown to be dependent on how frequently it has experienced collisions. The findings, ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown asteroid impact hidden in tiny glass fragments scattered across South Australia. Curtin University scientists have contributed to the discovery of ...

Discover the list of the top 9 largest impact craters on Earth, including the Vredefort Dome, Chicxulub crater, and other biggest meteor craters.