If a large asteroid crashes into the ocean, could it trigger a massive tsunami capable of wiping out entire coastal cities?

A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

YR4, once considered a potential Earth threat, now poses a 3.8% chance of hitting the Moon in 2032. Initially, NASA flagged a ...

Previous studies have found that the nearly 10km-wide asteroid that slammed into the water near what is now Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula triggered a massive tsunami unlike anything ever documented.

Other studies point to the existence of an asteroid accomplice, which would have smacked into the ocean and triggered a tsunami shortly before or after the Chicxulub impactor. Less controversial ...

Such an outcome would have produced a powerful shockwave but in an uninhabited area; not even a tsunami would have been guaranteed because most of the asteroid would’ve likely broken apart and ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids near Jupiter. It will be the second asteroid ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team of astronomers used the Gemini South ...

Dinosaurs' apparent decline prior to asteroid may be due to poor fossil record Date: April 8, 2025 Source: University College London Summary: The idea that dinosaurs were already in decline before ...