Tiny grains of dust from asteroid Bennu are reshaping how scientists think life’s ingredients formed in space.

The catastrophic impact of an asteroid 66 million years ago brought death and devastation on Earth—but also fascinating new life.

Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season ...

When the Chicxulub impactor hit, the animals that had the best chance of surviving turned out to be those with wings. See how new finds are reshaping the story of how birds evolved.

They figured this out by looking at the asteroid’s mass and the energy that would be released if it struck the moon’s surface, called kinetic energy. This impact would cause a magnitude five ...

The asteroid strike 66 million years ago is famous for leading the dinosaurs to extinction. But it didn’t only destroy. According to new research, it also opened the door for life to restart and ...

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% of all species on Earth were wiped out, including the dinosaurs. Among ...

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NEW YORK — The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday morning, ...

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The shower is expected to peak on the nights of November 16 and 17, with the best viewing times between midnight and dawn. Viewers can expect to see about three to 15 fast, bright meteors per hour, ...

2024 YR4, the "city-killer" asteroid that briefly made headlines last year due to a small but non-zero chance that it may hit the Earth, may soon have increased odds of striking our Moon. Asteroid ...