The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...

Around 66 million years ago, a cataclysmic asteroid struck Earth, marking the end of the Cretaceous period and bringing about a mass extinction event that wiped out roughly 70% of life on the planet.

Earth could be hit by lunar debris if asteroid 2024 YR4 collides with the Moon seven years from now, scientists have warned.