"An object larger than about 150 meters that can approach the Earth to within this distance is termed a potentially hazardous ...

NASA has created a contingency plan to protect Earth from large asteroids, which includes the use of nuclear explosions as a ...

Historic events, like the Chicxulub asteroid, show why monitoring is vital. This asteroid, which caused the extinction of dinosaurs, highlights the importance of NASA's efforts. NASA and other space ...

Around the same time Chicxulub marked the end of the Age of Dinosaurs, a second smaller asteroid also crashed into Earth.

Ants began farming fungi 66 million years ago post-asteroid impact, with leafcutter ants evolving advanced agricultural ...

Around the same time Chicxulub marked the end of the Age of Dinosaurs, a second smaller asteroid also crashed into Earth.

David Hune also offered some insights about the prospects of intelligent dinosaurs evolving in such circumstances.

Research on the Nadir crater shows that the asteroid which ended the dinosaur period 66 million years ago was not alone.

Discover NASA's Hera mission and how it's vital for planetary defense against asteroids, ensuring Earth's safety from ...

A spacecraft is on its way to visit an asteroid that US space agency Nasa knocked off course in 2022. The Hera craft launched ...

A massive asteroid, roughly the size of a stadium pitch, will pass by Earth on October 17. Named 2024 RV50, the asteroid is ...

Ants started farming 66 million years ago in the aftermath of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, a new study suggests ...