It's practically impossible to talk about Mimi Leder's 1998 comet-based disaster film "Deep Impact" without also cursorily mentioning Michael Bay's 1998 comet-based disaster film "Armageddon." ...

The comet was first discovered in April 2024 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (or ATLAS) using a nearly 20-inch (0.5 meters) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile. It soon became one ...

Rare Metal The metal iridium, which is similar to platinum, is very rare on Earth's surface but is more common in asteroids and in molten rock deep within the planet. Scientists have discovered ...