Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

A new study reveals that these missing pieces may not have been absent from the start but were instead lost during violent ...

When a meteorite with the mass of four Mount Everests hit Earth 3.2 billion years ago, it caused global chaos and provided an unexpected silver lining for life.

The S2 meteorite, discovered in 2014, was four times the size of Mount Everest and unleashed a tsunami bigger than any in known human history.

The space rock that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period caused a global calamity that doomed the dinosaurs and many other life forms. But that was far from ...

To spot one, look toward the constellation Boötes in the northern sky—apps like SkyView or Star Walk can help. For best results, aim about 40 degrees away from the radiant, ideally overhead. Your ...

After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There's no real risk to the planet in seven years or afterward, according to the ...

Yale University ecologists reveal a lizard lineage that rode out the dinosaur-killing asteroid event with unexpected ...

Roughly 35 million years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into the Atlantic Ocean near what’s now the East Coast. The impact ...

A meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago, much larger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, may have served as a "giant fertilizer bomb" for early life, providing crucial nutrients.