Humans began to farm about 11,000 years ago, when temperatures around the planet warmed, and people could settle down and ...

Over time, the meteorites that land on Earth will be able to tell the story of events happening 200 million miles away in ...

Just a few smashups in the asteroid belt may account for 70 percent of Earth’s meteorites, limiting what’s known about our solar system’s history.

Scientists have confirmed the existence of a "Doomsday swarm" of asteroids heading towards Earth. A team led by the ...

In the latest season of 'Ancient Apocalypse', controversial author Graham Hancock argues that a huge comet struck Earth ...

New advanced imagery reveals the existence of a second impact following the event associated with the extinction of the ...

Because the experiment was done here on Earth, rather than in space, the team also had to ensure that the targets were in ...

There aren’t as many potentially hazardous asteroids lurking near Earth as previously thought, according to a new study.

ESA's Hera spacecraft captured farewell views of Earth and the moon as it sails away into space to investigate the asteroid ...

The moon, space sustainability, asteroids and more are being discussed at a major conference in Milan. MILAN — Leaders of major space agencies stated grand plans for the near future at a major ...

The Taurid Meteoroid Stream, which is possibly responsible for the famous Tunguska and Chelyabinsk impacts, probably doesn't ...

The first view below, taken by Hera's Asteroid Framing Camera, shows Earth's dominant white clouds over the sunlit Pacific ...