Earth’s long history has seen an uncountable number of species come and go – but one of the most famous extinction events we ...

Is it worth being afraid of asteroids?In the history of the planet, catastrophes associated with boulders flying from space ...

Research supports the Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis, suggesting a comet fragment caused significant climatic changes and ...

There are almost no rivers or lakes on the northern part of the peninsula. But cracks in the limestone crust caused by the asteroid impact that spelt the demise of the dinosaurs — it landed on ...

Nordlingen is built on the asteroid crater formed 14.8 million years ago. Credit: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia The small town of Nordlingen in Germany is perhaps one of the most visited spots ...

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WASHINGTON -- It's a treat to see a supermoon. But that bright glowing orb will still be almost full when the Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend, likely obscuring all but the brightest ...

The Leonid meteors are a few years away from producing the kind meteor storm that dazzles stargazers once about every 33 years, but the fast fireballs they're known for producing should still put ...

This month will see a striking astronomical event, as the prolific Leonid meteor shower sends lights streaming through the sky at night until November 30. If you’re hoping to catch a great view ...

A recent study led by Ronald-Louis Ballouz from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory suggests that the asteroid 99942 Apophis may experience tremors—similar to earthquakes—due ...

The National Weather Service office in Missoula reports a sensor detected what appeared to be a meteor at around 6:30 a.m. The meteor was first detected over southwest Alberta. It appears the GLM ...