A 210-foot asteroid will zoom past Earth on December 13, 2024. It will travel at 41,421 km/h. The asteroid will come within 6 ...

The space rocks, both estimated to be no larger than 5 miles (8 kilometers) wide, impacted Earth within 25,000 years of each ...

Research shows that some of Earth's largest asteroid impacts, despite their destruction, had minimal long-term climate ...

December isn’t just about the holidays — it’s also the time of year we get to enjoy what is often touted as one of the best ...

The Geminids are known as being fast and bright meteors, often yellow in color, according to NASA. They are unique from many other meteor showers because where the meteors originate from is an ...

UK scientists used hundreds of tiny fossils that lived in the sea at the time to understand climate shifts tens of millions ...

The asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at 11:15 a.m. ET over Yakutia in northeastern Siberia, creating a massive fireball.

This asteroid, named 2024 XA1, is only the 11th object we have ever managed to detect before it entered our planet's ...

Geminid meteor shower peak offers rare chance to see green shooting stars - Geminids are the strongest meteor shower of the ...

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth’s ...

The asteroid, which has the temporary designation C0WEPC5, has now become the 4th "imminent impactor" discovered in 2024, ...