Earth is no stranger to mass extinction events – it’s had five so far, and some scientists have even claimed we’re in the ...

An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of the few meteorites ...

Navaornis is likened to a sort of Rosetta Stone for decyphering the evolution of bird brains.

Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, ...

Moisant International Airport in the '50s. New Orleans was flying high 65 years ago this week amid dedication ceremonies for the new Moisant International Airport in Kenner. Built at a cost of $7. ...

Is the universe intelligent? It often appears that way. Over the course of earth’s 4.5 billion year history, nature has ...

A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before ...

An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but that does not ...

Last month, the Earth's atmosphere was bombarded by a small, boulder-sized asteroid just hours after it had first been detected, having evaded early impact monitoring systems. The object ...