At the heart of the asteroid belt, a celestial object named Psyche deeply intrigues the scientific community. With its ...

Maini, of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs, is primed and ready should a planetary strike occur – and just over 12 months ago, she thought it might ...

For more than 20 years, a strange scar beneath the North Sea looked like the aftermath of catastrophe. Now, newly confirmed evidence has turned Silverpit Crater into one of the most dramatic hidden ...

Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact simulation suggests that a nuclear option could be a viable last resort to avert an ...

New research recreates the asteroid strike that carved the Silverpit crater and unleashed a tsunami. Read the full story ...

Scientists have simulated the formation of a giant crater on Asteroid 16 Psyche to predict what the space rock looks like on ...

An asteroid that struck Earth more than 43 million years ago likely generated a 100-metre tsunami, a group of scientists recently announced. The study may put an end to the debate surrounding the ...

A newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, is keeping the scientific community both busy and alert. While initial predictions suggested a possible collision with Earth, further observations provided a ...

Planetary defense has moved from science fiction to a live engineering problem, and the stakes could not be higher. The central question is no longer whether an asteroid will eventually head our way, ...

Learn how scientists were able to confirm that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032, and will instead pass by safely. The commotion over asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon can finally ...

An asteroid impact about 66 million years ago caused massive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, incredibly large tsunamis, rapid temperature rises and cooling due to the lack of sunlight. This mass ...