A medium-sized asteroid could bring dramatic changes to the Earth – in unexpected ways, according to a new simulation. A new simulation looked at what would happen if the Earth collided with an ...

The fear of an asteroid collision sometimes haunts our imagination, especially after the cataclysmic event that eradicated ...

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – A comet spanning roughly 2,000 feet landing in the heart of St. Louis could cause a crater nearly 4 miles wide and an earthquake felt as far as 116 miles away, according to an ...

First, a piece of basalt simulating an asteroid was secured in place, and opposite it was a target material resembling early ...

Entering a certain laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a giant slingshot-like impact experiment device stands out prominently. The metallic tracks gleam with a cold light, and various ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A new asteroid discovery has been a popular topic for scientists this year, but what are the actual chances it could impact Earth? Asteroid YR4 2024 was discovered in December ...

What happens if an asteroid the size of a 15-story building crashes into the Moon in 2032? While the chances of the newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon in seven years are slim – there ...