The Why Files on MSN1d
Why The Dinosaurs Died | The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact
One of the deepest scars on our planet is hidden beneath the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico. The buried crater, over 90 miles in diameter, was created when a massive asteroid struck the ...
NASA’s asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth’s defense
REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
An asteroid is circling the Earth. What Arizonans need to know about impact
YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...
Space on MSN3d
What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?
Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge Issues delivered straight to your door What would happen if Earth ...
Boise State Public Radio2d
An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
Could an asteroid strike Earth? NASA is tracking asteroid that is closing in on our planet
A doomsday scenario? NASA is tracking an asteroid that has a non-zero chance of striking Earth. We have some time to prepare, ...
Here are the chances that a newly observed asteroid could hit Earth in 2032
An asteroid first observed in late December 2024 is on track to pass by or collide with Earth in December 2032.
FOX 10 Phoenix on MSN2d
2024 YR4: What to know about the asteroid that could hit Earth in the future
Scientists across the world, including some in Arizona, are keeping an eye on an asteroid that has a very slim chance of ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
Are Humans the Only Species to Drive Others to Extinction? And More Questions From Our Readers
Are humans the only species to drive another to extinction? Tom Ruppel | Dixon, California ...
After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
Phys.org on MSN12d
Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth: What we know so far
Follow-up observations have revealed that the asteroid ... extinction that wiped out something like 75% of all species on ...