An asteroid impact today could be devastating. But a few billion years ago, an impact may have helped life exist. Scientists ...

Imagine that the Earth was hit by an asteroid the size of the World Trade Center. What would happen? Scientists have modeled ...

Ancient bird Vegavis iaai, unearthed near Antarctica, holds the record as oldest lineage ancestor of all current birds. Fossil predates asteroid strike by three million years. Scientific community ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

An asteroid strike could cool the planet's climate, harm crops, and disrupt food supply, but it may also increase plankton ...

The near-Earth asteroid Bennu poses a potential threat of collision with Earth. New research shows that an impact could cause drastic climate changes, leading to 'impact winter' and severe ozone ...

In a recent study, scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University in South Korea ...

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

Bennu has a diameter of roughly 500 meters (1,640 feet) and has a 1 in 2,700 chance of hitting our planet in September 2182.

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

Scientists recently discovered that San Bernardino County's Searles Lake contains minerals found in outer space.