Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season ...

When the ancient 'God of Chaos' asteroid skims close to Earth it could have a major reaction and be transformed.

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

Asteroid 99942 Apophis will pass extremely close to Earth in 2029, potentially experiencing an “asteroidquake” from Earth’s ...

Volcanic eruptions caused sulfates to gush into the air and turned Earth into an icebox. Later, dinosaurs came into this ...

New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

New research suggests that the breakup of Pangea led to an unexpected cooling event, paving the way for dinosaurs to thrive ...

The space agency defied incredible odds to get its asteroid-hunting OSIRIS-REx spacecraft off the ground. Since then, the mission has upended everything we know about our solar system.

Apophis is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian god of chaos Apep. The deity is also linked to earthquakes, thunder, ...

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

In comparison, the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs was much larger, at least 10 to 15 kilometres wide.