In the early nineteenth century, scientists first uncovered evidence of the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs at some point in the distant past. It appeared as though there had been some ...

When it comes to slamming space probes into comets, astronomers — like Boy Scouts — prefer to be prepared. As part of that preparation, a team of researchers has been using a giant gun to hurl ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Completing nearly a decade of comet exploration, NASA's Deep Impact mission was the most-traveled ...

This week a very large asteroid officially described as “potentially hazardous” will come very close to Earth. Chances are it will miss us, but we can’t be totally certain until it actually does. And ...

The summer of 1998 brought the American viewing public a pair of disaster films that will forever be associated with each other. Armageddon and Deep Impact both hit theaters with extremely similar ...

Twenty years after Mimi Leder's film fought and lost to Michael Bay's blockbuster, it's time to revisit the more cerebreal of the two 1998 asteroid disaster movies. By Kristen Lopez Twenty years ago, ...

Perhaps unusual for a big-budget sci-fi flick, Dr. Chapman strongly approved of the film’s science, and both he and Y — an environmental activist and artist who donates to the B612 Foundation — said ...

Makuochi Echebiri is a News Writer for Collider. He has been interested in creative writing from as far back as high school, and he would consume pretty much anything that’s film or TV. However, his ...

Jeffrey Speicher is a Senior Features Writer and List Writer for Collider. He is a screenwriter for film and television, with a passion for science fiction and psychological drama. He lives in Dallas, ...