Earth is facing two major natural threats: one from deep space and one from beneath our feet. In this playlist, we look at ...

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

This big asteroid was discovered shortly before it was expected to hurtle past Earth. Any time you see a headline about ...

Since geologists first identified the formation in 2002, the three-km-wide crater and its surrounding ring of circular faults spanning about 20km have sparked intense debate. But researchers say their ...

A massive asteroid may collide with Earth in 2025, according to predictions by the famous 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus. Nostradamus, known for his eerily accurate forecasts, reportedly ...

Scientists studied ancient fungal spores and discovered Earth may already have been under stress before the asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds. The work demonstrates that a certain ...