For the first time in Brazil, researchers have identified a field of tektites. These are natural glasses formed by the high-energy impact of extraterrestrial bodies against Earth's surface. These ...

The discovery is based on previous Curiosity findings revealed since 2018 about basic organics found on Mars though the quantity of such findings is comparatively huge this time.

New life may have evolved surprisingly fast after a famous mass extinction event about 66 million years ago. University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences / John Maisano Some 66 million ...

On December 22, 2032, a sixty-metre-wide asteroid may strike the Moon. If this happens, it will not only produce a visible flash, easily spotted from Earth, but will likely be followed by periodic ...

If the building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the moon in December 2032, the impact will produce a bright flash that may be visible to the naked eye, a new study finds. When you purchase through ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Why Democrats’ upset in a Texas state Senate race is a big deal There’s a ...

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A new study using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed that the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago caused only a modest decline in shark and ray species.

Asteroid impact explains lunar asymmetry It has also been proposed in the new study that a massive event of this kind would cause several volatile elements (i.e., elements with relatively low boiling ...

The craters bear the names of astronomers who revolutionized our understanding of the night sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

A long, long, long time ago, what would one day become Iowa was hit by space rock with so much force that it rearranged the very foundation of the planet. In fact, this tiny town in Iowa has the claim ...