The 27-feet space rock is zooming past Earth at a whopping 45,522 mph.

A discovery by a South Korean research team suggests that impact-generated lakes may have fostered early oxygen-producing ...

A potentially hazardous asteroid is anticipated to pass close to Earth in 2029. Asteroid 99942 Apophis – named after the Egyptian deity of chaos, darkness and fire – is expected to safely pass about ...

This occurrence will be the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of this size that scientists have known about in advance Lexi Lane is a weekend banking writer at PEOPLE. She first joined as a ...

A hidden crater in South Korea may hold clues to one of the biggest turning points in Earth’s history: the rise of oxygen. Scientists discovered fossil-like stromatolites — layered structures built by ...

An asteroid impact millions of years ago may have provided a natural incubator for early life on Earth, scientists say.

For fans of the art of Japanese animation and lovers of puns, May is an important month. That's because it's "Ani-May!" And ...

For billions of years, the Moon has been Earth’s steadfast companion, influencing tides, stabilising our planet’s tilt, and shaping the evolution of life. Yet precise laser measurements reveal an ...

Dante's description of the fall of Lucifer to Earth from heaven seems to sport many of the hallmarks of an impact, forming a ...

Dante’s Inferno may have been far more than a religious epic. New research argues that the 14th-century poet essentially ...

TULSA, Okla. — Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died at 41. Busch raced in the Tulsa Shootout this past year and ...