On June 30, 1908, a massive explosion occurred in Tunguska, Siberia, flattening 80 million trees. Scientists now believe it ...

On the world's first Asteroid Day, Nina Burleigh discovers that Nasa has already commissioned a team of 'planetary defenders' ...

Astronomers are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2% chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Scientists are ...

A CHILLING simulation video has revealed what it would look like if ‘city-killer’ Asteroid 2024 YR4 hit Earth. The space rock ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

About 35 million years ago, an asteroid struck the ocean off the East Coast of North America, leaving behind a massive impact ...

The one silver lining is that Dr. Rankin’s forecast is slightly less dire than current estimates, which assert that YR4 has a ...

The newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR is being taken seriously by scientists at NASA who say it's got a legit shot at ...

A terrifying interactive map reveals just how much of major UK cities would be flattened by the impact of the 'city killer' ...