Meteor impacts are one of the few natural disasters that can arrive without warning, crossing the final kilometers of ...

The moon is pummeled by asteroids nearly every day, creating new craters constantly that can range from a few feet to many miles across. The asteroid impacts, when they’re large enough, create flashes ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Friday (Feb. 15), an asteroid half the length of a football field will buzz close by Earth. It ...

On April 15, 2018, an asteroid that is similar in size to the the one that caused a significant explosion that leveled 2,000 square kilometres (770 square miles) of forest in Siberia, flew by Earth.

In the early morning of June 30, 1908, a massive explosion flattened entire forests in a remote region of Eastern Siberia along the Tunguska River. Curiously, the explosion left no crater, creating a ...

A ritual of summer is gazing up at the night sky in the hopes of seeing meteors, also known as shooting stars, flash across the night sky. While the annual Perseid meteor shower usually gets the most ...