And although the band of ancient craters is the only physical evidence such a ring ever existed, life on Earth likely ...

A huge meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human history and boiled the oceans, ...

Cataclysmic cosmic collisions may have benefited the evolution of primitive organisms early in Earth's history, a study says.

With the help of advanced imaging cameras and software, astronomers are finally able to track even smaller incoming impactors ...

Every now and again, though, something larger gets drawn into Earth's gravitational field — and when this happens, it usually ...

The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It's a reminder ...

A new video shows how Earth's magnetic field weakened and warped before temporarily flipping during a recent "polar reversal event." ...

An international team of researchers discovered a new specimen called Quaestio simpsonorum—a pancake-shaped creature that ...

To serve its growing group of Antarctic travelers, Silversea Cruises is building a 150-room luxury hotel in Puerto Williams, ...

The huge chunk of space rock is estimated to have been up to 200 times larger than the meteorite that killed the dinosaurs ...

Disturbances in the system that moves water around the world place more than half of global food production at risk ...