Did a collision with a giant asteroid or comet change the shape of life on Earth forever? It is widely agreed that such an object -- 10 kilometers across -- struck just off the coast of the ...

The sixth annual Asteroid Day will kick off tomorrow, June 30. Some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about asteroid s include — what is an asteroid, which asteroid is the biggest ...

The huge asteroid that hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not alone, scientists have confirmed. A second, smaller space rock smashed into the sea off the coast of West ...

A trail of debris from the asteroid struck by a Nasa spacecraft can be seen stretching thousands of kilometres A new image shows that an asteroid which was deliberately struck by Nasa's Dart probe ...

A crater at the edge of the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico was created by a massive asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago At the end of the Cretaceous Period 66 million years ago, an ...