While Earth was famously hit by a meteor that killed off the dinosaurs, many others have also hit our planet, many of them ...

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no ...

Some seriously large asteroids have threatened Earth before. Some of these asteroids have little chance of hitting us but ...

The moon is pummeled by asteroids nearly every day, creating new craters constantly that can range from a few feet to many miles across. The asteroid impacts, when they’re large enough, create flashes ...