More than 50,000 years ago, a meteor hit Earth and formed what we now call Meteor Crater in northern Arizona. But new ...

New observations have ruled out the chances of an asteroid hitting the moon in 2032, according to scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope.

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 ...

A new study suggests ancient wood floated into a cave far above the Colorado River when a meteorite-induced earthquake triggered a landslide, a dam, and an ancient lake. Reading time 3 minutes ...

Early in the morning of October 6, 2008, astronomers at the University of Arizona detected an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. When other sightings cropped up across the world, the ...

A recent study from the University of New Mexico has proposed a fascinating theory about the formation of the Grand Canyon. The research suggests that the Meteor Crater impact, which occurred ...

New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032.

The chances of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025, after astronomers discovered a building-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first detected by ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists’ minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth, is ...

The space rock has a 4.3% chance of striking the Moon in six years—and it could generate a flash nearly as bright as Venus. Reading time 2 minutes A large rocky asteroid will make a close approach to ...

On December 22, 2032, a sixty-metre-wide asteroid may strike the Moon. If this happens, it will not only produce a visible flash, easily spotted from Earth, but will likely be followed by periodic ...