"A meteor the size of a softball can produce a flash as bright as the full moon and qualify as a fireball," Lunsford said in ...

Helium-3 dating reveals new plankton species emerged within thousands—and sometimes just 2,000—years after the dinosaur-killing impact, showing life recovered far faster than assumed.

Samples from Ryugu, a small, near-Earth asteroid, preserve natural remanent magnetization (NRM) from the early history of the solar system. However, despite multiple studies, there is currently no ...

A famously resilient bacterium may be tough enough to survive one of the most violent events imaginable on Mars. In ...

A super-tough microbe may be able to survive being blasted from Mars into space—opening the door to interplanetary life ...

For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil — mysterious glassy fragments forged when a powerful extraterrestrial object slammed into Earth about 6.3 million ...

From ice ages to asteroid strikes, an epic book shows how important it has been for humans to look outwards. Alex Wilkins surveys a climate historian's cosmic sweep ...

An asteroid the size of a building could collide with the Moon in 2032 and generate a flash visible from Earth.

The massive crater is the focus of a week-long discovery event, offering unique tours, stargazing and lectures.

Researchers are uncovering the evolutionary steps that set the stage for dinosaurs to rule the planet Amy McDermott, PNAS Front Matter Paleontologists have found early examples of theropods, the group ...

An asteroid is expected to eventually hit Earth, highlighting the importance of preparing for such an event. This video explores various aspects of asteroids, including: - The catastrophic impact of ...

On April 13, 2029, a massive asteroid named Apophis will pass extremely close to Earth. It will fly closer than many satellites and be visible from Europe and Africa. Scientists once feared it could ...