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 ...

On June 30, 1908, a catastrophic explosion rocked the skies over Eastern Siberia, releasing an energy equivalent to 10–15 megatons of TNT. Known as the Tunguska event, this mysterious occurrence ...

The Tunguska Event, occurring on June 30, 1908, involved an airburst explosion of an asteroid approximately 3.8 to 9.7 kilometers above the Tunguska River in Siberia. The explosion released energy ...

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 ...

The day marks the anniversary of a large meteor impact in Siberia on June 30, 1908. This is known as the Tunguska event. As the meteor entered the atmosphere, it exploded several miles above the ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction. New research suggests dinosaur populations were still ...