More than 50,000 years ago, a meteor hit Earth and formed what we now call Meteor Crater in northern Arizona. But new ...

On December 22, 2032, a sixty-metre-wide asteroid may strike the Moon. If this happens, it will not only produce a visible flash, easily spotted from Earth, but will likely be followed by periodic ...

An asteroid the size of a building could collide with the Moon in 2032 and generate a flash visible from Earth.

For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil — mysterious glassy fragments forged when a powerful extraterrestrial object slammed into Earth about 6.3 million ...

A brilliant fireball meteor streaked across southeastern US skies on Thursday, June 26, 2025, creating a spectacular daylight display that was captured on multiple cameras and detected by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This artist’s concept shows a small meteoroid striking the surface of Earth’s moon. (Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty ...

What happens if an asteroid the size of a 15-story building crashes into the Moon in 2032?

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The event that wiped out the dinosaurs wasn't all bad. The low-light environment caused by the meteor impact some 66 million years ago favored the spread of fungi that feed on organic matter, which ...

NASA warns asteroid YR4 has a 1 in 32 chance of impact by 2032. At 177 feet wide, it could flatten a city with an 8-megaton blast. JWST will refine its trajectory soon.