Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...

A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early life needed to thrive. While it’s ...

Based on that picture, it’s pretty clear why they call it Utah’s “belly button.” But behind that cute nickname is an ancient ...

As the famed North American road gears up to celebrate its centenary, head to Arizona; home to the longest remaining stretch ...

A 16-year-old Odessa boy was killed and another seriously injured Tuesday evening in a rollover crash near West Murphy Street and Meteor Crater Road. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety ...

Glide over Nördlingen, Germany’s extraordinary medieval town, uniquely built inside a massive 15-million-year-old meteor crater. This stunning drone footage reveals its perfectly preserved ...

Some 50,000 years ago, a meteor struck near what is now Flagstaff, Arizona, leaving a 560-foot-deep crater. More recently, an invitation landed in my inbox: a chance to tour the crater — the ...

James Turrell discusses his ongoing land art piece, Roden Crater, created within a pit formed by an extinct volcano in the Arizona desert. ART21: Where are we, right now? TURRELL: Well, right now ...

In Australia, a team of researchers has identified the oldest meteorite impact crater ever discovered. This site, located in the Pilbara region, dates back 3.5 billion years, pushing the boundaries of ...

While celestial distractions are never hard to come by on clear evenings, meteor showers offer a different kind of temptation that encourages investment in a good blanket or chair and permission ...

Scientists found Earth’s oldest impact crater, 3.5 billion years old, in Western Australia. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Researchers have discovered a 3.5-billion-year-old meteorite ...