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 ...

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The impact of a Bennu-sized object — a medium-sized asteroid — on Earth's land surface would generate a powerful shockwave, earthquakes, wildfires and thermal radiation, leave a gaping crater ...

(AP) — The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in ... Google Maps renames Gulf of Mexico ...

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crashed into what is now the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Measuring between 10 and 15 kilometers in diameter, the asteroid created a colossal crater about 200 kilometers wide. The impact triggered a ...

4.5 billion years ago: Mars-sized object smashes into the newly-formed Earth, creating debris that coalesces to form the Moon -66 million years ago: 10km-wide asteroid crashes into the Gulf of Mexico ...

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the size of Alaska.