Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...

Experts now say dinosaurs would have likely continued to dominate the planet had it not been for the asteroid.

Cockroaches have already overcome odds that were too great for dinosaurs. If another meteorite hit the Earth, I’d be more worried for humans than for cockroaches. Hello, curious kids!

Now, the Earth approaching asteroid has a new target. A small chance exists that it will hit the moon in 2032. The prospect presents new dangers, though not as great as the destruction of a city.

Yale University ecologists reveal a lizard lineage that rode out the dinosaur-killing asteroid event with unexpected evolutionary survival traits. Night lizards (family Xantusiidae) survived the ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth impact has now been ruled out, the asteroid's story continues.

At the time of the announcement in January, the asteroid’s impact probability was reported to . The impact probability describes how likely a hazardous asteroid is to hit Earth.

Astronomers initially predicted the asteroid would hit Earth on Dec. 23, 2032, and it would have enough power decimate an entire city.

A single asteroid hit the Yucatán Peninsula with more power than a billion nuclear bombs. The result? The end of the age of dinosaurs. Discover how the Chicxulub impact caused chaos across the ...

A so-called "city killer" asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't hit the Earth — but the moon might not be so lucky. Astronomers and scientists previously expressed some concern that the asteroid ...

An asteroid that, until a few months ago, was believed to be a threat to Earth is increasingly looking like it could crash into the Moon in 2032.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially considered a potential threat to Earth, is now more likely to hit the moon in 2032. The asteroid, about the size of a 10-story building, has a 4.3% chance of lunar ...