For years, scientists thought dinosaurs were already declining before an asteroid wiped them out 66 million years ago. But ...

Astronomers can usually spot "planet killer" asteroids long before they approach Earth. But what if they can't?

Asteroid 2024 YR4, a celestial body roughly the size of a small building, has captured global attention due to its potential ...

If such ‘twilight’ asteroids approach Earth, "they could pose serious impact hazards," warned the astronomer behind the ...

A team of scientists has uncovered evidence that a massive asteroid strike created a prominent crater in southern China’s ...

Dinosaurs appear to have been thriving before a giant asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago, paleontologists working in ...

Dinosaurs weren’t dying out before the asteroid hit—they were thriving in vibrant, diverse habitats across North America.

A geology professor who joined the New Mexico State University faculty this year is the lead author of a new paper addressing ...

Fossil evidence from New Mexico shows dinosaurs were still strong, diverse, and thriving before their sudden extinction 66 ...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, ...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, ...

A fossil site in New Mexico with numerous dinosaurs, including the gargantuan Alamosaurus, dates to shortly before the ...