The space rocks, both estimated to be no larger than 5 miles (8 kilometers) wide, impacted Earth within 25,000 years of each ...

Two massive asteroid impacts 35.65 million years ago left significant craters but caused no long-term climate changes, ...

The stadium-sized asteroid 2020 XR is due to make its closest approach to Earth on record early on Dec. 4, and the encounter ...

A "harmless" asteroid burned up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky ...

Asteroid impacts have changed Earth's landscape time and time again. Some impacts caused great change to occur, like the ...

Research shows that some of Earth's largest asteroid impacts, despite their destruction, had minimal long-term climate ...

The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT), passing just under ...

Two massive asteroid impacts 35.65 million years ago caused craters but no long-term climate changes, a UCL study reveals.

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth’s ...

Researchers were able to discover over 100 small asteroids in the main asteroid belt. These asteroids, ranging from the size ...

“These large asteroid impacts occurred and, over the long term, our planet seemed to carry on as usual.” open image in gallery In this dramatic illustration, a meteor falls toward Earth from spac ...

These large asteroid impacts occurred and, over the long term, our planet seemed to carry on as usual. "However, our study would not have picked up shorter-term changes over tens or hundreds of ...